While HP is currently battling with a number of problems, the company has managed to retain its position as the top dog in PC segment. However, Dell is not so lucky and lost its second spot to Lenovo, the giant from Asia. Lenovo is now eyeing to pip HP from its position and the company is now becoming more and more aggressive. The research has been conducted by International Data Corp. and Gartner Inc.
The study also concluded that PCs are maintaining their downward slide. In the third quarter of the year, PC shipments grew by 3.2 percent to reach 91.8 million units figure. The growth rate is well below the projected rate of 5.1 percent growth rate. The decline clearly shows that the people are moving away from PC set up and are more inclined to use their mobile devices for computing purpose. However, if we look at the dismal sales performance shown by the tablets, barring iPad, then it looks like that the major companies are failing in an epic way.
While one giant from Asia is rising, the other one seems to be going in the opposite direction. Acer reported decline in its market share and revenue. Acer had built its position on low-end notebooks, which are losing market in favor of tablets. Dell, on the other hand, is consoling itself by claiming that its profitability and revenue has increased as it is focusing on high-end computing solutions. Since, PC segment is losing its steam, Dell would do itself a favor if it stops patting itself on its back and start concentrating on tablet segment, where it has failed spectacularly.