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PC Sales Expected to Nosedive This Year, Despite Windows 10

Shipments of personal computers are expected to drop by -6.2% this year, according to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, marking the fourth year in a row that PC sales have declined, despite the release of Microsoft’s new Windows 10 operating system this Summer, with tablets and smartphones set to continue to dominate the market.

“Microsoft and PC vendors still need to convince users of the advantages of the new OS and new PCs, which will take some time,” Loren Loverde, Vice President of Worldwide PC Trackers, said. “In addition to educating clients, they’ll face tough competition from other devices, and weak spending in many regions. As a result, we see PC shipments stabilizing in 2016, followed by limited growth for the next few years.”


PC Shipments by Product Category and Region (Shipments in millions)
Product Category	Region	2015 Shipments (M)*	Market Share	2019 Shipments (M)*	Market Share	5-Year CAGR
Portable PC	Mature	87.9	30.4%	90.4	30.7%	0.7%
	Emerging	79.3	27.4%	85.0	28.9%	1.7%
Portable PC Total		167.2	57.9%	175.4	59.6%	1.2%

Desktop PC	Mature	47.1	16.3%	45.4	15.5%	-0.9%
	Emerging	74.7	25.8%	73.3	24.9%	-0.5%
Desktop PC Total		121.8	42.1%	118.8	40.4%	-0.6%

Total PC	Mature	135.0	46.7%	135.9	46.2%	0.2%
	Emerging	154.0	53.3%	158.3	53.8%	0.7%
Grand Total		289.0	100.0%	294.1	100.0%	0.4%

Source: IDC Worldwide Quarter PC Tracker, May 29, 2015

The IDC suggests that the PC market could recover, but that “Microsoft and PC vendors still need to convince users of the advantages of the new OS and new PCs, which will take some time.”

Thank you VR-Zone and Business Wire for providing us with this information.