The global PC market has reportedly seen 5% growth and certain problems continue to hamper the market.
According to a report by canalys research companies, disruption of global supply chains and logistical networks remains the main inhibitors of higher growth in the PC market “more than one year since the beginning of the pandemic, manufacturing continues to be inhibited by locking and restrictions related to Covid-19, in particular In Asia, “Ishan Dutt said, a senior analyst at Canalys.
Lenovo remained a market leader with 19.8 million units sent at Q3 2021.
HP maintained second place but saw a 5% decline in its shipment.
Canalys attributes for this drop off in the shipping Chromebook in the US.
Dell secured a third place and saw the highest growth among the top 5 brands.
Apple saw MAC device shipments grew by 14.4% and was the fourth largest player in Q3 2021.
Acer was the fifth largest brand with more than 6 million units sent in the quarter.
“Even though there is a slowdown marked from phenomenal shows in the last quarter in several segments, especially education and consumers, newer opportunities exist,” said Rushabh Doshi, Director of Research in Canalys.
“The Hybrid work model will be an important part of the new Post-Covid-19 and will require PC vendors to improve product portfolios and market-to-market, as a faster processor, a better camera and connectivity anywhere taking the center stage, “He added.
According to Canalys, Japan saw the worst decline because PC delivery fell by almost 30%.
Even North America (US and Canada) see delivery fell 9% year-to-year.
However, regions such as the Latam, EMEA and Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) registered strong annual growth in shipping 17%, 16% and 13% respectively, according to Canalys.