“The year 2021 really meant a return to shape for personal computers,” IDC said in a statement. She pointed out that last year’s supply growth could have been even more significant if it had not been hampered by logistical problems and supply chain outages. At the end of the year, she said, there were a number of buyers who were still waiting for the ordered computers to be delivered.
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According to IDC and Gartner, the Chinese company Lenovo remained number one in the global market last year. The second place was taken by the American competitor HP, followed by the American rival Dell.
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According to IDC, global computer shipments rose by only one percent year on year in the fourth quarter alone. According to Gartner, they even decreased by five percent. “This is the first year-on-year decline in six consecutive quarters of growth,” Gartner said in a statement. She added that the unfavorable development in the fourth quarter was largely due to a sharp drop in supply in the United States, which was due to supply chain problems.
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However, strong global supply growth throughout last year, according to Gartner, proves that the covidu-19 pandemic has led to a recovery in the personal computer market. Although the company expects a slowdown in demand in the next two years, it does not expect year-round deliveries of personal computers to fall back to pre-pandemic levels.
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“The pandemic has significantly changed the way personal computers are used in businesses and homes,” said Gartner analyst Mikako Kitagawa. “After the end of the pandemic, some of the new ways of using personal computers will remain common, such as working from home, online education or online communication with friends and family,” she added.
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