Dell is one of the few companies that seems to remain steady even though the economy is shaking by its very foundation. Sadly, so is HP, which means that the market positions between the two have remained unchanged on the global market. HP is still the market leader with 19.1% market shares with Dell on second place on 16%. Acer is not doing as well and is still stuck on third place with 9.5%, while Lenovo grew and reached 7.9% market shares.
iSuppli press release follows;
El Segundo, Calif., Oct. 2, 2008—PC 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 iSuppli’s 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 wasn’t 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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Dell’s 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. iSuppli’s latest forecast for the 2008 PC market estimates unit growth of 12.5 percent.”
Note on iSuppli PC market share
Acer’s 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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