Desktop PC sales to stagnate in 2006

I suppose to a point this is true. But I don’t think this is true across the board. I believe that things will likely pick up later in the year once people see Vista on the horizon. Just my thinking of course.

Desk-based PC replacement activity has peaked and is expected to drop shortly, slowing PC growth in the process, according the latest research from Gartner.

Worldwide PC shipments are projected to total 234.5 million units in 2006, a 10.7% increase from 2005 shipments of 211.8 million units, according to a preliminary forecast by Gartner. However, the PC industry will experience slower growth in 2006 compared to 2005 when PC shipments increased 15.5%.

Gartner analysts said that while mobile PC growth remains strong, desk-based PC replacement activity has peaked and will shortly subside.

“We expect a steady decline in desk-based replacement activity over the next year,” said Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst for Gartner’s Client Platforms research. “The impact will be especially dramatic in mature markets where new desk-based penetration is also slowing and mobile-for-desk-based substitution is increasing.”Source: ITWire

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