Pc market and supply chain issues Continue to continue the impact-Maker tendency to prioritize business customers

LIAM TUNG (ZDNET).COM) Translation schools: editorial department

2021-12-13 09:29

　According to IDC, the number of PCs annual shipments in 2021 is from 2020 to 13..It is expected to increase by 5 % and reach 344.7 million units, but the shipment of the holiday season is expected to fall.The PC industry 2021 is likely to be mixed with light and dark.

　In multiple industries, including high -tech, sales have been hit by supply chain issues that continue due to Corona.There is demand, but there is no product.

　The problem of semiconductors and parts shortages affects the high -tech industry as a whole, and overlaps with the year -end sales, the number of PC shipments in the fourth quarter of 2021 is 3 year -on -year..IDC predicts that 4 % decreases.The impact on the number of tablets shipped is even greater, and the annual shipment is 4.It increases by 3 %, but 8 in the fourth quarter.It will decrease by 6 %.

　IDC points out that PC manufacturers have given priority to commercial demand in recent months due to supply chain issues.This is because the purchase tends to be guaranteed on a larger scale than consumers and educational institutions.

　"Consumer demand is a little deceleration in some segments and markets in some segments and markets, but the demand for games continues to exception, said that the demand for games continues to exception, said that the demand for games continues to be exceptions.Is much higher than the level before the pandemic, and the fact that some educational markets are being saturated is also a factor in reducing the quarterly forecasts. "

　IDC expects a strong two -year growth to last two years, but the PC market expects to decline in 2022.Still, the notebook PC is drawn, and the annual average growth rate for 5 years is 3.It shows an optimistic prediction that it will be 3 %.However, tablets are expected to be reduced by being pushed by higher -performance smartphones and laptops corresponding to multiple purposes.

This article edited by Asahi Interactive for an article from overseas RED VENTURES for Japan.

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