IDC’s preliminary results showed that the PC market in the Asia/Pacific
(excluding Japan) region reached 5.80 million units in Q2 2002. This is a 1.5
percent increase from Q1 and a 5.4 percent increase from the same quarter the
year before.
Additionally, year-on-year growth rates in almost all countries in the region
have turned slightly positive. This is a pronounced improvement from Q1 2002,
when only half of the countries in the region were able to post positive
year-on-year growth.
"Although it is clear that a full recovery is not in our hands yet, the
incremental improvements observed in the Asia/Pacific region over the past two
quarters give us a glimmer of hope," said Bryan Ma, Research Manager,
Personal Systems, IDC Asia/Pacific. "Still, any dose of optimism should be
taken in moderation. The market is heavily dependent on the fragile economy,
which continues to face formidable challenges."
Many countries entered a seasonal low in Q2, but performance remained
respectable nonetheless.
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