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Canalys reports that Windows-based hardware vendors are losing market share to Apple.
According to analysis firm Canalys, the global PC industry grew 17% in Q2 2011 despite difficult economic circumstances.
However, market share of Windows-based PCs running on x86 processors fell to its lowest point in more than 20 years, Canalys reported.
This is due to the strong growth shown by tablet PCs, most of which donât run on x86 processors or Microsoftâs operating systems.
Apple received the greatest benefit from the rise of what Canalys call the âpad category,â even though competitors rushed to close Appleâs lead with the launch of their own tablet products.
The full press release is below.
Canalys today announced that the global PC industry continued to defy difficult economic circumstances with an overall growth of 17% in the second quarter. A strong performance in the pad category, as well as a healthy refresh cycle tied to enterprise Windows 7 adoption, continued to fuel market growth. Wintel PC [any PC running any version of Windows in conjunction with any x86 processor architecture] market share, however, fell to its lowest point in more than 20 years.
Apple benefitted the most from the padâs upward rise, now holding second place overall with 14% market share. This quarter saw competitors rush though to close the lead, with the launch of pads from, Acer, Asus, HP, HTC, RIM and Samsung. Acerâs Android-based Iconia Tab proved popular in some countries, such as Germany, Russia and the US, propelling the PC vendor into third place in the global pad category.
âCompetition over the pad market remains fierce, with vendor positions likely to change regularly over the coming months,â said Canalys principal analyst Chris Jones. âPad vendors dependent on the Android operating system will find themselves in a constant battle to have the latest âstarâ product. Apple, HP and RIM with their own operating systems, have a better chance to build sustainable differentiation.â
In other categories of the PC industry, business spending kept a healthy pace. Few businesses had yet to replace notebooks with pads or smart phones, and Canalys expects security and application compatibility issues to make this transition a lengthy one. Those pads currently present in business are frequently brought in by individuals â outside the jurisdiction of the IT department â introducing a security risk.
âWe have been encouraged by the popularity of Windows 7 and the willingness of businesses to replace their installed base,â said Jones. âHigh-performance PCs are still clearly seen as a major driver of business productivity around the world.â
Consumers, however, continued to shun notebooks and netbooks last quarter. The well-published national debt issues hurt consumer spending in the West, while rising interest rates, energy and food prices dampened the strong growth seen in major markets in the East, such as China. Acer and other vendors have been struggling since the beginning of the year to clear the inventory backlog resulting from the last holiday season. High inventory levels impacted markets globally â even China â though European countries were the most affected.
âSome notebook and netbook vendors are blaming the economy for their setbacks in the consumer segment, but our research shows that this has been a relatively minor factor,â said Canalys Analyst Tim Coulling. âThese PC categories have been slow, even in countries with strong economies such as Germany. Established PC vendors have to come to terms with the fundamental industry shift ushered in by the padâs popularity.â
âWith a continued decline in market share, Microsoft and Intel are rapidly losing their ability to control standards and are no longer the main source of innovation within the PC market,â said Coulling. âOn the other hand, regulators are turning their attention to Apple, Google and Facebook, leaving Microsoft and Intel freer to expand than in the past. Both continue to deliver impressive financial results and growth partly because the rise in mobile connected devices has unleashed data center investment required to provide consumer cloud services.â
According to analysis firm Canalys, the global PC industry grew 17% in Q2 2011 despite difficult economic circumstances.
However, market share of Windows-based PCs running on x86 processors fell to its lowest point in more than 20 years, Canalys reported.
This is due to the strong growth shown by tablet PCs, most of which donât run on x86 processors or Microsoftâs operating systems.
Apple received the greatest benefit from the rise of what Canalys call the âpad category,â even though competitors rushed to close Appleâs lead with the launch of their own tablet products.
The full press release is below.
Canalys today announced that the global PC industry continued to defy difficult economic circumstances with an overall growth of 17% in the second quarter. A strong performance in the pad category, as well as a healthy refresh cycle tied to enterprise Windows 7 adoption, continued to fuel market growth. Wintel PC [any PC running any version of Windows in conjunction with any x86 processor architecture] market share, however, fell to its lowest point in more than 20 years.
Apple benefitted the most from the padâs upward rise, now holding second place overall with 14% market share. This quarter saw competitors rush though to close the lead, with the launch of pads from, Acer, Asus, HP, HTC, RIM and Samsung. Acerâs Android-based Iconia Tab proved popular in some countries, such as Germany, Russia and the US, propelling the PC vendor into third place in the global pad category.
âCompetition over the pad market remains fierce, with vendor positions likely to change regularly over the coming months,â said Canalys principal analyst Chris Jones. âPad vendors dependent on the Android operating system will find themselves in a constant battle to have the latest âstarâ product. Apple, HP and RIM with their own operating systems, have a better chance to build sustainable differentiation.â
In other categories of the PC industry, business spending kept a healthy pace. Few businesses had yet to replace notebooks with pads or smart phones, and Canalys expects security and application compatibility issues to make this transition a lengthy one. Those pads currently present in business are frequently brought in by individuals â outside the jurisdiction of the IT department â introducing a security risk.
âWe have been encouraged by the popularity of Windows 7 and the willingness of businesses to replace their installed base,â said Jones. âHigh-performance PCs are still clearly seen as a major driver of business productivity around the world.â
Consumers, however, continued to shun notebooks and netbooks last quarter. The well-published national debt issues hurt consumer spending in the West, while rising interest rates, energy and food prices dampened the strong growth seen in major markets in the East, such as China. Acer and other vendors have been struggling since the beginning of the year to clear the inventory backlog resulting from the last holiday season. High inventory levels impacted markets globally â even China â though European countries were the most affected.
âSome notebook and netbook vendors are blaming the economy for their setbacks in the consumer segment, but our research shows that this has been a relatively minor factor,â said Canalys Analyst Tim Coulling. âThese PC categories have been slow, even in countries with strong economies such as Germany. Established PC vendors have to come to terms with the fundamental industry shift ushered in by the padâs popularity.â
âWith a continued decline in market share, Microsoft and Intel are rapidly losing their ability to control standards and are no longer the main source of innovation within the PC market,â said Coulling. âOn the other hand, regulators are turning their attention to Apple, Google and Facebook, leaving Microsoft and Intel freer to expand than in the past. Both continue to deliver impressive financial results and growth partly because the rise in mobile connected devices has unleashed data center investment required to provide consumer cloud services.â