According to Gartner Inc., PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 13.6 million units in the second quarter of 2012, a 2.4 per cent decline compared with the equivalent period in 2011.
In Western Europe, mobile PC shipments grew 4 per cent, while desk-based PC shipments declined 12.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2012. The professional PC market declined 5.3 per cent, while the consumer PC market was almost flat, with 0.4 per cent growth.
Despite losing market share, HP retained the No. 1 position in the Western Europe PC market in the second quarter of 2012. Acer put in a strong performance, having resolved its inventory issues. Acer increased its market share by 2.7 percentage points, which helped it retain the No. 2 spot. Asus is among the top five vendors and moved up to No. 3. In the second quarter of 2012 the UK PC shipments totaled 2.5 million units, a decline of 7.6 per cent compared with the equivalent period in 2011.
