PC shipments in India, which almost hit a plateau over the past few months, has suddenly witnessed a revival, thanks to orders for devices from states trying to give a digital push to education.
A release from research firm IDC said the overall India PC shipments for Q2 2013 stood at 3.53 million units - a growth of 24 per cent over the corresponding period last year and quarter-on-quarter surge of about 30.2 per cent compared to the last quarter.
Research Manager Kiran Kumar said that while the state-led "manifesto driven spending on notebooks" steered commercial investments, the organic demand for PCs has worryingly weakened. He said the special projects in states like UP, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu accounted for roughly one-third of the total PC market size in Q2. "Further, rupee slide derailed enterprise spending, as the investment decisions remained seemingly delayed across most of the verticals," he was quoted as saying.
Among vendors,
HP recorded its highest ever quarterly market share with an exceptional 34.1 per cent share in Q2 2013, followed by Dell, Acer and Lenovo which were all commanding shares between 9 and 11 per cent.
"Though the enterprise PC business was primarily driven by the single largest notebook deal in UP, HP also led the consumer PC business in India with their well established channel network and incentive programs tied with their effective pricing strategies", the release quoted Kumar.
Dell took the second place by its increasing hold over the entry level price-band. Acer's numbers came from government and education projects, especially in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.
Though it is likely that Q3 would also record good numbers considering the festival season, IDC Market Analyst Manish Yadav was cautious.
"PC business continues to thrive on wafer thin margins and it is still early to comment on the success of new form factors, which were anticipated to drive the overall value of this business. Also, outside special projects, demand from enterprises and government remain largely suppressed painting a gloomy scenario on commercial PC business, in the near future," he added.
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