The worldwide PC market is expected to remain mostly flat over the next four years after
suffering a large decrease in 2013.
Data released Tuesday by the research firm IDC indicates PC shipments fell by nearly 10 percent last year. The fourth quarter showed some improvement, but IDC attributed that to "short-term factors like a slight rise in XP replacements" and does not expect that momentum to last.
In 2014, PC shipments are expected to drop by another 6 percent to hit 296 million, and then remain at roughly the same level through 2018, when an estimated 292 million PCs are expected to ship.
Even in emerging markets, where technology shipments are typically unhindered by market saturation, PC growth is expected to be at "near zero percent," said Loren Loverde, vice president of Worldwide PC Trackers at IDC. The firm pointed to weak economic environments, political instability in some regions, and growing demand for smartphones and tablets as reasons for the lack of PC growth in emerging markets.
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