IT Intelligence firm IDC India has reported that overall India PC market sales touched 27.9 lakh units during the July - September 2010 quarter, recording a 27% year-on-year (July - Sept 2010 over July-Sept 2009) and an 18% quarter-on-quarter (July- Sept 2010 over April-June 2010) increase.
A 3Q 2010 PC Industry tracker by IDC has revealed that desktop PC sales accounted for nearly 60% of total PC sales at 16.7 lakh units of Notebook computers grew at 52% year-on-year (July-Sept 2010 over July-Sept 2009), to cross 11.1 lakh units for the quarter.
In the overall PC (Notebooks and Desktops combined) market, Dell retained the market leadership with an increased market share of 16.7%, while both HP (13.7%) and Acer (10.6%) retained the second and third spots, respectively, albeit with reduced market shares.
In terms of desktop PC sales, Dell clinched the top position in the India PC market for the first time - followed by HP and Acer in the second and third spots, respectively during 3Q 2010, says the quarterly IDC study.
For the notebook PCs, Dell retained its top position while HP and Acer remained at the second and third places, respectively.
"Normally, the July-September quarter shows a sales growth driven by both the consumer and commercial segments. A double-digit sequential growth of 18% in the overall India PC sales in 3Q 2010, points to the strength of the economic recovery and an increasingly positive consumer sentiment," stated Anirban Banerjee, Associate Vice- President, Research, IDC India.
