| GartnerGroup's Dataquest
Says Worldwide PC Market Topped 21 Percent Growth in 1999 |
Compaq Held No.1
Position Worldwide;
Dell Was No. 1 Vendor in the United States |
| San Jose, Calif., January 24, 2000 - Despite concerns
that the year 2000 bug might slow down personal computer sales, the PC
market continued to experience robust growth in 1999, according to preliminary
statistics by Dataquest Inc., a unit of Gartner Group, Inc. (NYSE: IT).
Worldwide PC shipments surpassed 113.5 million units in 1999, an increase
of 21.7 percent over 1998 shipments. |
| "There had been concerns that Y2K shutdowns in
large business, government and education segments would slow growth in
the market in the second half of 1999, but the numbers indicate it had
only limited impact on overall growth in the PC industry," said Charles
Smulders, principal analyst for Dataquest's Personal Computers Worldwide
program. "Our research shows Y2K impacted the PC industry by slowing market
growth by approximately 2 percent in the fourth quarter." |
| Compaq maintained the No. 1 ranking worldwide with
market share above 13 percent. Dell posted the strongest growth rates among
the top-tier vendors both worldwide and in the United States with growth
rates exceeding 50 percent (see Table 1 and Table 2). Dell moved past Compaq
into the No. 1 position in the United States. |
Table 1
Preliminary Worldwide PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 1999
(Thousands of Units)
| Company |
1999 Shipments |
1999 Market Share (%) |
1998 Shipments |
1998 Market Share (%) |
Growth (%) |
| Compaq |
15,035 |
13.2 |
12,785 |
13.7 |
17.6 |
| Dell |
11,123 |
9.8 |
7,361 |
7.9 |
51.1 |
| IBM |
8,932 |
7.9 |
7,613 |
8.2 |
17.3 |
| Hewlett-Packard |
7,242 |
6.4 |
5,388 |
5.8 |
34.4 |
| Packard Bell NEC + NEC |
5,936 |
5.2 |
5,914 |
6.3 |
0.4 |
| Gateway |
4,638 |
4.1 |
3,561 |
3.8 |
30.2 |
| Apple |
3,821 |
3.4 |
3,070 |
3.3 |
24.5 |
| Others |
56,795 |
50.0 |
47,619 |
51.0 |
19.2 |
| Total Market |
113,521 |
100.0 |
93,310 |
100.0 |
21.7 |
Note: Tables are PCs only (desktop, deskside, notebook, ultraportable,
laptop and transportable). Server-marketed PCs are not included.Source:
Dataquest (January 2000) |
| Hewlett-Packard, Gateway and Apple also showed
double-digit growth rates both worldwide and in the United States. HP's
success was driven to a great extent by sales into the home market, where
the Pavilion line did extremely well. The launch of new products boosted
Apple's growth during the second half of the year. Gateway's growth rate
exceeded 30 percent, although the company experienced difficulty with component
supply issues during the fourth quarter. |
Note:
Tables are PCs only (desktop, deskside, notebook, ultraportable, laptop
and transportable). Server-marketed PCs are not included.
Source: Dataquest (January 2000) |
| Looking forward to 2000, Dataquest analysts expect
the worldwide and U.S. market growth rates will slow by about four percentage
points compared to 1999. "Much will depend on the industry's success in
convincing their customers to replace PCs more frequently," said Mr. Smulders.
"Key factors will be the industry's ability to bring smaller, less complex,
cheaper products to the business market and industrially designed products
to the home." |
| These results are preliminary at this time. Final
statistics will be available soon to clients of Dataquest's PC Quarterly
Statistics Worldwide by Region program. This program offers a comprehensive
and timely picture of the worldwide PC market, allowing product planning,
distribution, marketing, and sales organizations to keep abreast of key
issues and their future implications around the globe. More information
on this program is available on Dataquest's Web site at http://www.dataquest.com/public/static/home/ourservices/scopes/n02pqrgww.html. |
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