3Q05 Update: Global PC Forecast Scenarios, 2005-2006

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18 August 2005

Mikako Kitagawa George Shiffler III

Forecast PC market growth is higher on expectations of stronger mobile PC sales. Worldwide PC shipments will now grow 12.7 percent in 2005 but still slow to 8.7 percent in 2006 because of fading deskbased PC shipments.

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Table of Contents

Analysis

1.0

Overview

2.0

Key Findings

2.1		2Q05 Market Results
2.2		Drivers and Inhibitors

3.0

Predictions

3.1

Most Likely Scenario

3.1.1		Mobile PC Growth Remains Robust
3.1.2		Deskbased PC Growth Falters
3.1.3		Average Selling Prices Continue to Fall; Revenue Stays Flat

3.2

Best-Case Scenario

3.3

Worst-Case Scenario

4.0

Forecast Tables

List of Tables

	Table 1.	Worldwide PC Shipments Forecast, Units (Millions of Units)

	Table 2.	Worldwide PC Shipments Forecast, Year-on-Year Unit Growth (Percent)

	Table 3.	Worldwide PC Shipments Forecast, Sequential Unit Growth (Percent)

	Table 4.	Worldwide PC Shipments Forecast, Revenue (Billions of Dollars)

	Table 5.	Worldwide PC Shipments Forecast, Year-on-Year Revenue Growth (Percent)

	Table 6.	Worldwide PC Shipments Forecast, Sequential Revenue Growth (Percent)

	Table 7.	Worldwide Deskbased PC Shipments Forecast, Units (Millions of Units)

List of Figures

	Figure 1.	2Q05 Global PC Forecast Scenarios, 2004-2006

Desktop Personal Computers
Mobile Personal Computers
Personal Computing Client Hardware

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