PCs will soon be obsolete, say experts
Posted on: 25/Sep/2015 12:03:15 PM
Experts feel that these are the last days for the personal computer or the PC. With the advent of mobile devices, PC market is on an all time low. Laptops and tablets are more in demand that the traditional desktops.
An official from Lenovo says, The PC market has not grown for more than the last two years. While it was growing fast earlier, the faster penetration of smartphones has also caused the decline in sales... While smartphones help in data consumption, data creation will continue to rely on devices that come with a large screen and a keyboard. We are optimistic about the future of PCs but within the category, internally, we have started to bank on laptops and other mobile devices than desktops.
Data shows that 2.19 million units of PCs were shipped in India during the second quarter of this year. Compared to last year, the number is lesser by 14.1%, a trend that has been going on for a few years now. A research experts has said, The global PC shipment market is expected to total 291 million units in 2015, a decline of 7.3 per cent year over year, and to show flat growth in 2016. Within the PC market, desk-based PC and notebook shipments totalled 277 million units in 2014. It is expected to reduce to 226 million in 2017... Replacement activity across all types of devices has decreased. Users are extending the lifetime of their devices, or deciding not to replace their devices at all.
Another expert says, Some dispose their old PC off to recyclers, some may give it away to employees as part of motivation drives and others offer them as donations to non-profit organizations who may require them. But largely, enterprises do not recycle or consider using refurbished PCs in their workplace. However, there is a market of refurbished PCs in India but it is not sizeable enough and hence there is the perception that it may not exist... Moreover, buyback schemes of PC makers may not have taken off in a big way because they do not make good marketing tools for manufacturers.
