Dell är en av få företag som verkar hålla sig stabila trots den ordentligt svajande ekonomin. Tyvärr, för Dell, är även HP ett av dessa företag vilket betyder att deras positioner som marknadsledare inte ändrats sedan förra kvartalet. HP är fortfarande marknadsledare med en marknadsandel av 19.1%, medan Dell parkerar på andraplats med 16%. Acer klarar sig inte speciellt bra och man är fortfarande fast på tredje plats med 9.5%, medan Lenovo växte och nådde 7.9% marknadsandelar.
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El Segundo, Calif., Oct. 2, 2008PC demand continues to defy economic and financial woes, with worldwide unit shipments growing by 14.5 percent in the second quarter of 2008 compared to the same period a year earlier to reach 70.2 million units. There were no changes among the Top-5 PC OEM rankings compared to the first quarter.
Continued improvement
“Hewlett-Packard Co. continued its impressive start to 2008, with second-quarter PC shipments of 13.4 million units, maintaining its worldwide No.-1 ranking at a market share of 19.1 percent, according to iSupplis preliminary ranking,” said Matthew Wilkins, principal analyst, Compute Platforms for iSuppli. “However, the second quarter represented Dell Inc.s fourth consecutive quarter of market share growth, with the company delivering shipments of 11.2 million units and a market share of 16 percent.”
Acer Inc. and Lenovo continued their fierce scrap in the second quarter, although with no change in rank. Acer held onto third place with a market share of 9.5 percent, and Lenovo maintained fourth place, with a 7.9 percent share of shipments.
Lenovo proved that Dell wasnt the only Top-5 OEM that could grow its market share in the second quarter. Lenovo delivered a 1 percent sequential increase in market share from 6.9 percent in the first quarter to reach 7.9 percent in the second quarter.
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Dells progress
With the second quarter being the fourth consecutive quarter during which Dell gained market share, the company is clearly improving its position.
“The creation and development of high-profile retail and channel relationships has very much helped Dell bring its PCs to consumers” Wilkins said. “The company also regained the No.-2 ranking in Notebook PC shipments from Acer in the second quarter.”
PCs continue to buck economic woes
Despite the economic conditions and difficulties in the housing and mortgage markets, the PC market remained strong in the second quarter.
“PC shipments came in higher than forecast,” Wilkins said. “iSuppli maintains its enthusiasm for the PC market in 2008, despite the challenging conditions. iSupplis latest forecast for the 2008 PC market estimates unit growth of 12.5 percent.”
Note on iSuppli PC market share
Acers shipments have been adjusted to incorporate those from Gateway and Packard Bell for the current quarter, along with and historical quarters.
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