Industry analysts began to predict moderate growth in sales of personal computers with more traditional form factors in the current year. IDC experts even changed its outlook for a more favorable: in their view, by the end of this year, the PC market will shrink by 3.7% instead of the previously expected 6%.
In the first half the PC market moved the commercial segment and developed markets. Last rose by 5.6% - the emergence of Chromebooks and affordable notebooks with Windows market has strong support. Large segment of the tablets reached saturation, and the main demand is now concentrated in the segment of compact devices, which, in turn, compete with large smartphones. The effect of the termination of support for Windows XP affect demand less and less, as many consumers have already bought new computers for modern operating systems.
IDC experts expect that in 2015, the PC market will shrink by 2.3%. In 2018 it will be sold 291.1 million PCs against 303.5 million. Pieces this year. The market of portable computers is stabilized, and the reduction in sales volumes will continue mainly due to the desktop.