During the first quarter of 2022, worldwide PC shipments decreased, while revenues grew due to enterprise desktop sales.
Despite the first drop in PC shipments since 2020. Computer revenues grew 15% in the first quarter of 2022, according to Canalys, a worldwide market research firm.
Shipments of desktops and laptops declined 3% year over year to 80.1 million units during the period. But sales topped US$70 billion as prices continued to grow in a supply-starved market, according to the report.
Desktop computers performed well, with shipments climbing 13 percent to 16.8 million units over the period. While laptop shipments fell 6% to 63.2 million units. The first quarter of 2022 saw a decrease in worldwide PC shipments.
“It’s possible that the reduction in notebook shipments isn’t as alarming as it appears.
Despite a large drop in school demand
Despite a large drop in schooling, the economy grew at a negative rate of 6%.
” A 6% negative growth shows that the consumer segment is as strong as ever. The PC industry is in a great position to sustain great showing in the years ahead,” Canalys Research Analyst Brian Lynch remarked.
He told TechNewsWorld, “We’ve seen a shift in customer demand from early in the epidemic when people were buying any computers they could find.” “Right now, we’re seeing more demand from the market, which means higher-priced devices with do see.”
“Enterprises are more eager to upgrade gadgets fast. Because they recognize how important they are to their employees’ day-to-day lives, particularly in a hybrid work environment,” he added.
“We have solid indications that commercial demand will persist well into the future.”
Totals of Chromebook Drop Sinks
According to Gartner, a drop in Chromebook demand contributed considerably to lower notebook shipments. It reported a 7.3 percent drop in PC shipments in the first quarter, to 77.5 million units. Preliminary numbers were released Monday.
“Chromebook growth has slowed after an extraordinary Chromebook spike in 2020. Early 2021, led by demand from the U.S. educational market,” Gartner Research Director Mikako Kitagawa said in a statement.
“It was a difficult quarter for the PC and Chromebook markets to grow. As the PC industry had experienced its strongest growth in decades this time last year,” he noted. The first quarter of 2022 saw a decrease in worldwide PC shipments. However, discounting Chromebook shipments, the PC market rose 3.3 percent during the period, according to Gartner.
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