IDC: PC shipments fell another 15% in the third quarter compared to Q2 last year
Earlier this year IDC reported that PC shipments for the second quarter of 2022 fell 15.3% compared to Q2 last year. Now the analysts have published preliminary results for the third quarter, which show that the industry suffered another 15% drop. The total number of shipments (direct to consumers plus shipments to distribution channels) added up to 74.3 million, a tick up from the 71.3 million shipped in Q2, but below the 80.5 million units shipped in Q1 (which represented a 5.1% decline year on year from Q1 2021). Overall, it looks like 2022 will be weaker than last year. That said,...
Earlier this year IDC reported that PC shipments for the second quarter of 2022 fell 15.3% compared to Q2 last year. Now the analysts have published preliminary results for the third quarter, which show that the industry suffered another 15% drop. The total number of shipments (direct to consumers plus shipments to distribution channels) added up to 74.3 million, a tick up from the 71.3 million shipped in Q2, but below the 80.5 million units shipped in Q1 (which represented a 5.1% decline year on year from Q1 2021). Overall, it looks like 2022 will be weaker than last year. That said,...
