07/22/21
Traditional PCs (notebooks, desktops and
workstations) saw 13.2 percent year-over-year growth in the second quarter
of 2021 — in spite of electronic component shortages caused by the public policy response to the pandemic. However, largely owing to shortages, desktops grew at a
higher rate than notebooks, according to a preliminary
report from market research firm IDC.
The growth in the second quarter was, however, much less substantial
than the previous two quarters (55.9 percent in the first quarter of the
year and 25.8 percent in the fourth quarter of last year).
"The market faces mixed signals as far as demand is concerned,"
said Neha Mahajan, senior research analyst with IDC’s Devices and