Beancounters at IDC have noted that while server numbers are down, sales revenues are doing OK thanks to higher ASPs.
A review of the global server market from IDC found that although demand had dropped year-on-year in first quarter by 5.1 percent the higher unit prices improved revenue by 4.4 percent.
Low-end and mid-range servers fared much better than higher-end products, which suffered a 24.7 percent decline, a second consecutive quarter of decline.