The total number of PCs in use today has broken the one billion mark says Gartner and is going to double in 2014. It is now growing at a rate of just under 12% a year. The firm is not counting the number of PCs shipped every year, but the number of machines it believes to actually be in use.
“Whereas mature markets accounted for just under 60 percent of the first billion installed PCs, we expect emerging markets to account for approximately 70 percent of the next billion installed PCs, “said Luis Anavitarte, research vice president at Gartner.
Emerging markets will account for 70 percent of the next billion PCs to come online, Gartner analysts suggested. They named dropping prices and improved Internet access as factors driving that trend.
Geographically mature markets in the US, Europe and Japan contain just 15 per cent of the world’s population but account for 58 per cent of the installed base of PCs. However, continually falling PC prices and better wireless communication will drive adoption in developing markets.
Source: Computerworld
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June 23rd, 2008 at 11:18 pm
It’s certainly going to be interesting watching the web shape around the emergence of developing countries. I didn’t realize how many computers there are today. Thanks for posting!
June 28th, 2008 at 9:04 am
Hi Adam,
Thanks a lot for your response. I appreciate further feedback from your end in future posting.
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