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To: John Koligman who wrote (176163)3/2/2009 8:30:07 PM
From: stockman_scott   of 176387
 
10:39 PC industry to see worst shipment drop ever in 09, according to Gartner - DJ -

DJ reports the personal-computer industry will suffer its sharpest shipment decline ever this year as the global economy continues to deteriorate, said Gartner. The expected 11.9% drop to 257 million units is well beyond the previous worst decline recorded, 2001's 3.2% fall. "The PC industry is facing extraordinary conditions as the global economy continues to weaken, users stretch PC lifetimes and PC suppliers grow increasingly cautious," said Gartner research director George Shiffler. The dour forecast comes a week after Gartner sharply lowered its 2009 forecast on global semiconductor sales, predicting a 24% decline as the industry's woes continue to mount. Gartner expects a 10% drop in emerging markets this year, and a 13% decline in mature markets amid the global recession and the moves by consumers and suppliers to pare back. Shiffler said, "The impact of reduced replacements will be especially acute in mature markets," where they make up some 80% of total shipments. The global decline will be due to a projected 31.9% slump in desktop shipments to 101.4 million units. Laptops and other mobile PCs are seen posting 9% growth to 155.6 million amid a near doubling for mini-notebooks, a still-small segment of the computing world at just 8% of projected 2009 computer shipments. Excluding that segment, mobile growth this year is pegged at 2.7% in 2009.
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