Forbes: IDC the worldwide PC shipments in 2011 down to 4.2% growth

Market research firm IDC said on Monday that it has the 2011 global growth forecast for PC ebook reader for sale shipments from the original forecast of 7.1% to 4.2%. IDC said in a statement, first quarter global PC shipments decline in growth, an increasingly conservative economic outlook, consumer demand is relatively saturated markets of developed countries, and competitive products will result in global PC shipments in 2011, growth slowed down. 2012 global PC shipments will rebound.

IDC forecasts that from 2012 to 2015, wholesale ebook reader review PC shipments in the global market growth rate of 10% ebook reader for sale to 11% range.IDC, consumer technology spending is to shift from the purchase of PC to buy smart phones, tablet PCs and e-book reader. Long-term economic downturn will affect more and more consumers.IDC said the design of thinner, longer battery life, has been online, touch screen, and other improved features such as the potential to promote the PC demand in 2012 may not come. To promote higher levels of growth, manufacturers must address the price-sensitive buyers demand.


IDC said global PC ebook reader for sale shipments in the first quarter fell 1.1%, consumer PC shipments fell 4.4%.Microsoft's Xbox Live network launched in 2002, has become Microsoft's presence in the consumer electronics industry increasingly important part. Microsoft's Xbox Live network to bring each year over one billion U.S. dollars in revenue.