INDICATORS - PC market growth

Context examines the year-to-year growth of desktop, mobile and server PC markets in the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands.

xt examines the year-to-year growth of desktop, mobile and server PC markets in the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands.
 UK
                                       Q1 98          Q2 98
 Desktop PC                             10.3           15.2
 Mobile PC                              14.2           14.3
 PC server                              32.8           39.5
 Corporate market growth                12.0           16.1
 (C) CONTEXT RetailWatch 1998
 
 The PC server sector is the fastest growing sector in the UK, reaching
 almost 40 per cent growth in Q2 and gaining market share.
 Desktop and mobile PCs are still experiencing growth, although not as high
 as in other European countries. Market share remained almost unchanged
 over the past year, with only the PC server sector showing any growth.
 
 GERMANY
                                       Q1 98          Q2 98
 Desktop PC                             23.5           18.4
 Mobile PC                              28.9           20.4
 PC server                              14.9           15.9
 Corporate market growth                24.6           18.8
 (C) CONTEXT RetailWatch 1998
 
 Corporate resellers are showing strong growth in Germany, achieving almost
 25 per cent growth in Q1 and 19 per cent in Q2. The mobile PC sector is
 experiencing the highest growth in both quarters, with Q1 showing the
 strongest growth and market share.
 The second quarters of both 1997 and 1998 show a higher market share for
 the desktop PC, while the mobile PC gains share in Q1. The server sector
 is growing, although not as fast as in other countries.
 
 FRANCE
                                       Q1 98          Q2 98
 Desktop PC                             16.1            2.3
 Mobile PC                              -4.9           -2.6
 PC server                              53.0            0.3
 Corporate market growth                12.9            1.3
 (C) CONTEXT RetailWatch 1998
 
 The World Cup had a strong effect on the French market in Q2, when
 corporate resellers experienced hardly any growth (1.3 per cent). The
 mobile PC shows negative growth in both quarters, losing market share to
 the desktop PC and server.
 The desktop PC is still gaining market share in France, with Compaq and
 Hewlett Packard fighting for the top slot, followed by IBM.
 
 NETHERLANDS
                                       Q1 98          Q2 98
 Desktop PC                             50.9           25.3
 Mobile PC                              44.2           48.3
 PC server                              94.6           45.4
 Corporate market growth                51.0           29.7
 (C) CONTEXT RetailWatch 1998
 
 The Netherlands' corporate resellers shows the highest year-to-year
 growth. The channel grew by more than 50 per cent in Q1 and almost 30 per
 cent in Q2.
 The PC server showed the fastest growth, with Compaq's Proliant range
 clearly dominating this sector. The mobile PC, having achieved almost 50
 per cent growth in Q2, is also gaining market share at the expense of the
 desktop sector.