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Gartner Dataquest Says Asia/Pacific PC Shipments Increased 34 Percent in Third Quarter 2000
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Singapore, November 8, 2000 — The Asia/Pacific personal computer market
experienced strong growth in the third quarter of 2000 as unit shipments totaled
4.6 million units, an increase of 34 percent over the same period last year,
according to preliminary results from Dataquest Inc., a unit of Gartner Group
Inc. (NYSE: IT and ITB). PC shipments reached 3.4 million units in the third
quarter of 1999.
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"The Asia/Pacific PC market thrived on the back of government and private
initiatives to increase the utilization of IT and the Internet in their respective
countries," said Erica Gadjuli, analyst for Gartner Dataquest's Personal
Computer Asia/Pacific program.
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Legend continued to hold the first position in the Asia/Pacific region with an 11
percent market share (see Table 1). IBM was second with an 8 percent market
share, followed by Samsung with 7 percent of the market. All three vendors
were aided by robust growth rates in China and Korea.
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| Company |
3Q00 Market
Share (%) |
3Q99 Market
Share (%) |
Shipment
Growth (%) |
| Legend |
11.1 |
7.9 |
87.5 |
| IBM (with IBM/LG) |
8.6 |
8.3 |
39.4 |
| Samsung Electronic |
7.4 |
4.8 |
104.7 |
| Compaq |
7.1 |
7.8 |
22.1 |
| Acer |
5.3 |
4.8 |
48.8 |
| Others |
60.5 |
66.4 |
22.8 |
| Total Market |
100.0 |
100.0 |
34.0 |
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Note: Table includes desk-based PCs and mobile PCs.
Source: Gartner Dataquest (November 2000)
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China continued to lead the PC market in the region with a market share of 39
percent in the third quarter of 2000. "The PC market in China grew 14 percent in
the third quarter of 2000 as a result of stable economic growth experienced in
the country, which has continued to attract foreign investment and boost
exports," Gadjuli said. "This has also contributed to the development of the
industrial and service sectors of the economy. At the same time, the rapid
growth of the Internet industry and the substantial expansion of the Internet
community have also supported the growth of the PC market in China."
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Korea was the No. 2 country in the region as it accounted for 18 percent of PC
shipments. PC shipments in the country increased 125 percent over the third
quarter of last year. "The market witnessed a burgeoning number of PC rooms
— the Korean equivalent of Internet cafes," Gadjuli said. "The government's
vision of equipping every Korean household with a PC with Internet access led
to Samsung and TriGem putting out PCs at very low prices in order to compete
with medium-size makers of Internet PCs."
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The Australian market displayed a moderate year-on-year growth rate of 11
percent in the third quarter. This was attributed to the negative implications of
the Goods and Service Tax (GST), an unfavorable exchange rate against the
Australian dollar, and the Olympics, all of which played a role in adversely
affecting the PC market. The home and SOHO (Small Office Home Office)
market segments continue to exhibit healthy signs of growth and may be the
key driving force in sustaining the Australian PC market.
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"PC shipments to other countries in the Asia/Pacific region also experienced
strong growth in the third quarter of 2000, particularly in countries with low PC
penetration rates like India, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia," Gadjuli said.
"The demand for PCs in more developed countries like Taiwan, Hong Kong,
Singapore and New Zealand continue to be boosted by strong replacement
rates, while the PC markets in the Philippines and Vietnam are still in the
nascent stage with lots of room to grow. These represent enormous potential
and opportunities for vendors should the region continue on the path of stable
economic growth in the coming quarters."
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Gartner Dataquest's Personal Computer Quarterly Statistics Asia/Pacific
program surveys the leading worldwide and local PC makers in Asia/Pacific.
This program offers the most detailed and timely information on the Asia/Pacific
PC market. Additional information on this program is available on the Gartner
Dataquest Web site at
www.gartner.com/public/static/home/ourservices/scopes/a02pcqsap.html.
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To subscribe to this program, please call 800-419-DATA, or 408-468-8009.
More information about Gartner Dataquest's programs, descriptions of recent
research reports and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at
http://www.dataquest.com.
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