The fall in demand for traditional PCs and laptops have already caused some major changes in the market. Dell has decided to continue its operations as a private. Acer chapter was forced to resign and start the process of restructuring. Perhaps only Lenovo can operate in the market with a profit, but even Chinese manufacturer starts to pay more attention to smartphones and tablets.
The PC market is soon to reach the bottom and return to growth. At the very least, slowing his fall is observed. In the fourth quarter this year, PC sales will be reduced by only 3% compared to the same period last year. The following year, sales of computers have to stay on par with the current.
First, the global economy is stabilizing. Second, hybrid solutions that combine the properties of laptop and tablet, employees Gartner ranked as a traditional PC, so the growth of their popularity is perceived to be a rematch of the segment. Suppliers of computers to the corporate market in the third quarter, reported an increase in sales compared to the same period last year. However, in the consumer sector, while the situation is worse - the computers were sold to private buyers is 20% lower than a year earlier. Obviously, the situation is eventually stabilized.