By now you surely know the drill-- Gartner and IDC report EMEA Q3 2013 PC shipments are in decline as consumer demand contracts, budgets shift to tablets and economies remain weak.
According to Gartner Q3 2013 EMEA shipments total 22.4 million with a -13.7% Y-o-Y drop (or -8.2% Q-o-Q), making the period the 6th consecutive quarter of shipment declines.
"During Q3 2013 many vendors went through product transitions to Intel Haswell and Bay Trail processors, while preparing for the October launch of Windows 8.1. These product transitions and the clearing of old inventory that is taking place through Q3 and Q4 2013, have played a part in the slowdown of the PC market in EMEA," Gartner says. "Many PC vendors also introduced Android tablets as a main part of their portfolios and this initiative drove PC sales downward."
All EMEA territories see slowdown in PC demand, with E. European demand falling due to weak Russian Ruble while MEA (particularly the M. East) grows increasingly partial to tablets. Read more...