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China becomes biggest PC market in 2012 - IHS report | China becomes biggest PC market in 2012 - IHS report |
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China has overtaken the US as the world's biggest market for personal computers, according to a market data report. | China has overtaken the US as the world's biggest market for personal computers, according to a market data report. |
Research by the consultants IHS said PC shipments to the country rose to 69 million units in 2012. | Research by the consultants IHS said PC shipments to the country rose to 69 million units in 2012. |
The US was the largest market up until 2011, last year it had orders for 66 million units. | |
China is also the world's biggest internet market with more than 500 million users. | |
Laptops are the fastest rising sector in developed markets and have overtaken PCs, but in China the sale of desktops and laptops is evenly split. | Laptops are the fastest rising sector in developed markets and have overtaken PCs, but in China the sale of desktops and laptops is evenly split. |
Expansion | Expansion |
Peter Lin, senior analyst for computer platforms at IHS, said: "The equal share of shipments for desktop [PCs] and notebooks [lightweight laptops] in China is unusual, since consumers in most regions today tend to prefer more agile mobile PCs, rather than the bulky, stationary desktops. | Peter Lin, senior analyst for computer platforms at IHS, said: "The equal share of shipments for desktop [PCs] and notebooks [lightweight laptops] in China is unusual, since consumers in most regions today tend to prefer more agile mobile PCs, rather than the bulky, stationary desktops. |
"The relatively large percentage of desktop PC shipments in China is due to huge demand in the country's rural areas, which account for a major segment of the country's 1.34 billion citizens. | "The relatively large percentage of desktop PC shipments in China is due to huge demand in the country's rural areas, which account for a major segment of the country's 1.34 billion citizens. |
"These consumers tend to prefer the desktop." | "These consumers tend to prefer the desktop." |
IHS expects Chinese demand to mirror that in developed markets by 2014, when it predicts a desktop-to-laptop PC ratio of 36-64%. | IHS expects Chinese demand to mirror that in developed markets by 2014, when it predicts a desktop-to-laptop PC ratio of 36-64%. |
Demand for PCs in China is projected to grow by just 3-4% this year as China comes into line with others in preferring smaller devices. | Demand for PCs in China is projected to grow by just 3-4% this year as China comes into line with others in preferring smaller devices. |
The Chinese government is investing heavily in computer infrastructure, and plans to spend around 40 trillion yuan ($6.4trn; £4.2trn) building rural infrastructure in the next 10 years. | The Chinese government is investing heavily in computer infrastructure, and plans to spend around 40 trillion yuan ($6.4trn; £4.2trn) building rural infrastructure in the next 10 years. |