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Personal computer (PC) sales in India will continue to grow in the coming quarter owing to the festive season and buying by educational institutes, independent research firm IDC said on Tuesday.
However, going ahead, barring fulfilment for the largest deal noted so far — Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT), which looks to extend into 2013, IDC observes commercial PC spending to be badly affected by the prolonged crisis in the Euro Zone and other global markets.
“Rupee depreciation has further diluted the decision-making process among enterprises and small and medium businesses, which is stalling the growth, as noted in the recent past,” Adwaita Govind Menon, Associate Research Director, IDC, said.
Meanwhile, the India PC market shipments for the second quarter (April – June) stood at 2.86 million units, a year-on-year growth of 15.7 per cent and 8.6 per cent over the previous quarter.
Lenovo sustained its leadership with a 17.1 per cent market share during the quarter. Hewlett-Packard tipped Dell to take the second place with 13.7 per cent market share. “Despite the environment around costs being volatile and unpredictable, consumers continued to be demanding, which has largely enabled the PC growth in second quarter 2012,” Kiran Kumar, Senior Analyst, IDC, said.
Further, introduction of a new series of budget laptops coupled with a good balance of the product mix continued to boost their growth during the quarter, he said.
ronendrasingh.s@thehindu.co.in
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