The International Data Corporation’s (IDC) latest report on the PC market reiterates the problems that the industry has been facing for around a year now: weak demand,.
In brief: It’s a case of another day, another gloomy report on the state of the PC market. This time, it’s research giant IDC that has produced a bleak summary of the industry. The first quarter saw global shipments crater, and the biggest victim was the world’s largest company, Apple.
The International Data Corporation’s (IDC) latest report on the PC market reiterates the problems that the industry has been facing for around a year now: weak demand, excess inventory, and a worsening macroeconomic climate.
The first quarter saw shipments of traditional PCs crash to 56.9 million, marking a -29% decline compared to the 80.2 million units shipped in the same period last year. IDC notes that the figures illustrate how shipments have, at least for now, returned to levels experienced before the pandemic-induced boom. Shipment volume in the first quarter was noticeably lower than the 59.2 million units shipped in Q1 2019 and 60.
