According to foreign media reports, since the outbreak of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, the global demand for personal computers (PCs) surged in the first quarter of 2020, but market research agency Canalys pointed out that despite this, supply chain problems caused by the spread of the New Coronavirus have caused Shipment volume actually fell 8% year-on-year, of which Apple's decline reached 21%.
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The Canalys report pointed out that in the first quarter of 2020, the total number of PC shipments was 53.7 million units, down 8% from the same period last year and the lowest since 2016 (12%). Rushabh Doshi, research director of Canalys, said that although PC products were very popular in the first quarter, PC manufacturers were unable to meet market demand due to many factors.
Rushabh Doshi further pointed out that Intel's squeeze toothpaste-type 10nm process R & D progress has slowed the supply of Intel processors. The delay in the factory's resumption of work during the Chinese New Year made this situation even worse.
According to the report, Lenovo and HP accounted for the top two in the global PC market in the first quarter with 23.9% and 21.8% respectively; Dell ranked third with 19.6%; and Apple's share in the global PC market was only 6%.
It is estimated that only Dell's annual growth rate will reach 1.1%, and other companies' annual growth will be negative. Apple is expected to decline by a maximum of -21%.
