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Wednesday, 16 December 2020 06:02
Global PC shipments to end year on a high note: Canalys
By Sam Varghese
Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay
Global shipments of PCs in the final quarter of 2020 are expected to hit 143 million units, a rise of 35% year-on-year, the technology analyst firm Canalys says, adding that this would mean a total of 458 million units for the year which is an annual rise of 17%.
The company said this growth would spill into 2021, with shipments in the first quarter expected to be up by 43% year-on-year, following a weak first quarter in 2020. Shipments for the full year would see a further 1.4% growth, the firm predicted.
Canalys measures PC shipments as including desktops, notebooks and tablets, including Chromebooks. Other companies that keep track of these shipments sometimes exclude tablets from their calculations.
“While the pandemic has provided a huge short-term demand boost, the PC industry has plenty more to look forward to in the years ahead," said Rushabh Doshi, research director at Canalys.
"At Canalys, we identified four key trends that will drive PC market growth in 2021 and beyond: remote working, digital learning, device as a service and emerging use cases.
“As vaccines start to roll out and we enter a post-COVID world, behavioural changes among both businesses and consumers will place greater emphasis on PC use, leading to a host of new opportunities not just in hardware, but also in software and services.
"Meanwhile, the larger installed base driven by more use cases and broader demographics will provide a host of new opportunities. Security and connectivity will be key focuses in a post-COVID world, where businesses formalise their remote- and flexible-working policies for employees.
"PCs with stronger security standards will be integral to future solutions and will be expected from vendors and channel partners, especially in industries such as financial services and the public sector.
"The pandemic has also revealed just how important secure and reliable connectivity is in the face of disruption. As travel, commuting, on-site work and emerging market demand for broadband alternatives increase, LTE and 5G connected PCs will see their popularity grow.”
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