Beancounters at IDC say that PC sales have continued to slide with total global shipments shrank 15 percent to 74.3 million units.
IDC blamed the contraction on “cooling demand and uneven supply”, but stressed that shipment volumes remain “well above pre-pandemic levels”.
Market leader Lenovo’s share fell slightly from 23.1 to 22.7 percent as its shipments sagged from 20.1 million to 16.9 million.
HP and Dell, meanwhile, lost more than three and four percentage points of marketshare, respectively, as their shipments hit 12.7 million and 12 million.
Only the fruity cargo cult Apple saw its numbers rise 7.2 million to 10.1 million but it was a long way behind he main players. ASUS rounded out the top five with 5.5 million shipments.
IDC’s Mobility and Consumer Device Trackers research manager Jitesh Ubrani said consumer demand remained muted though promotional activity helped soften the fall and reduce channel inventory by a couple of weeks across the board.
