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The overall India PC market grew 5.2 percent during April-June quarter of
CY2009 (Q2 CY2009) to touch 1.765 million shipments over the previous quarter.
For the same period (Q1 CY2009 over Q1 CY2009), desktop PC shipments rose 4.4
percent, while notebook PC shipments grew 7.2 percent.
In the overall PC (notebooks and desktops combined) market, HP retained the
top spot with a marketshare of 17.8 percent, followed by HCL and Dell. In terms
of desktop PC shipments, HP retained its top position with a marketshare of
12.7 percent, followed by HCL and Acer in second and third spots, respectively,
during 2Q CY2009. In terms of notebook PC shipments, HP retained the top spot
with a marketshare of 30.9 percent in 2Q CY2009; Dell retained the second spot
while Acer came in at the third spot.
According to Kapil Dev Singh, Country Manager, IDC India, “The India PC
market performance in 2Q CY2009 has shown, what may be termed as early signs of
a revival, as the decline in overall PC shipments YoY reduced from a high of
22.7 percent (4Q CY2008 vs 4Q CY2007) to 15.3 percent in the current quarter (2Q
CY2009 vs 2Q CY2008). Demand was buoyant during this quarter on account of a
higher off-take by the consumer and education segments.”
In terms of horizontal segments, while the SME segment responded positively
during the quarter (2Q CY2008), the large and very large enterprise segments are
still waiting for cues of a sustained global economic recovery. As expected, the
recently concluded general elections proved to be a distraction from the
government sector spending on PCs. However, with the new Central government
settling down and the festive season starting earlier than usual this year, the
coming quarter (3Q CY2009) presents an opportunity for vendors to spruce up
their shipments performance.
Emergence of Mini Notebook PCs
In the emerging segment of mini notebook PCs, enjoying a newfound liking
among home users, shipments doubled QoQ (Q2 CY2009 over Q1 CY2009).
According to Sumanta Mukherjee, Lead-PC Analyst, IDC India “The mini notebook
PC segment saw the emergence of new entrants like BenQ and Samsung, while
existing players like Acer, Asus, and Lenovo moved to consolidate their
positions. With more vendors slated to enter this space and with the launch of
Microsoft's Windows 7 OS lined up for October 2009, the India mini notebook PC
space could see a lot more traction in the forthcoming quarters.”
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