BUCKING THE TREND:Despite a 5.2% plunge in global PC shipments, Asustek shipments grew 1.3%, making it No. 4 in the world, while Acer’s shipments grew 0.4%
The China Post
Date: Jul 14, 2016
By: Staff writer, with agencies3
Asustek Computer Inc (華碩) and Acer Inc (宏碁) PC shipments increased in the second quarter from a year earlier, although global PC shipments fell 5.2 percent year-on-year over the same period, according to Gartner Inc.
In a research report released on Monday, Gartner said Asustek shipped about 4.7 million PCs in the April-to-June period, up 1.3 percent from a year earlier, to take a 7.3 percent share of the global market.
Asustek replaced Apple Inc as the fourth-largest PC supplier in the world, as the US consumer electronics giant’s shipments fell 4.9 percent from a year earlier to 4.56 million units, Gartner said.
After defying industry trends in recent years, Apple is feeling the slowdown in global purchases of laptop and desktop computers.
Gartner estimated Apple shipped 4.56 million Macs in the quarter ending June 30, with 7.1 percent share of the market. [FULL STORY]