Notebook PC Chips to Exceed Desktop PC Counterparts

(Business News & Technology News, 8 May 2008)

The personal computer (PC) microprocessor market is heading for an inflection point late this year or early next year, when, for the first time, the number of microprocessors shipping for notebook PCs will exceed those shipping for desktop PCs. This is not to say that the desktop PC market is dead, however, says market research firm In-Stat. In fact, the desktop PC market will continue to experience single-digit growth rates for several years, but have a short hiatus in this year and in 2009 when the growth will be less than one percent due to U.S. macroeconomic pressures and the subsequent global fallout.

"In the long-run, desktop PCs will see growth in developing economies because of the extreme price sensitivities and in commercial applications through the growth of smaller form factors," says Jim McGregor, In-Stat principal analyst. "Richer content over the Internet and changing usage models will also drive overall market growth in the future."

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
- Growth in developing economies will continue to drive growth in both mobile and desktop PCs in the future.

- UMDs will not impact mobile PCs or smartphones until after 2010.

- The already intensely competitive rivalry between Intel and AMD will become yet more intense and price competitive as each side continues to try to gain an advantage over the other.

Click here for more information on the report "Intel and AMD Adapt to a Changing PC Marketplace" by In-Stat

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