Charles Smulders
Charles Smulders
buying change choose people until wait willing
I think it may change buying behaviors of people who were willing to wait until the end of the year. They may choose to buy now instead.
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The economy is compounding saturation issues in the installed base, ... So I think until we see consumer confidence improve and the general economic situation improve, then we should not expect the upturn.
continues difficult economic expect until
It continues to be a very difficult market, and until we see an economic upturn, we should continue to expect that to be the case.
basis compared gap share unit worldwide year
Hewlett-Packard significantly narrowed the unit share gap between it and Dell on a worldwide basis compared with a year ago.
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Mobile growth came to some extent at the expense of desk-based PCs. Emerging regions had steady desk-based PC growth, however it could not offset the very weak desk-based PC growth in the mature regions.
consumer demand desktop increased market mobile price remains renewed response strong
Mobile demand remains strong worldwide, but in the U.S. desktop consumer market demand increased in response to renewed price competition.
consumer demand emerging engines growth major markets mature regions worldwide
Emerging markets and consumer demand in the mature regions were the major growth engines on a worldwide basis.
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This bump in sales in the market is due to PCs that were bought around the Y2K time frame. That's certainly slowing down.
further less likely sales slow
With Vista further out in the future, sales are less likely to slow down now.
anytime audiences channel choice continue factor key moving reach retail soon ways
Vendors will continue to look for ways to reach new audiences. The key determining factor on channel choice is profitability. I don't think we will see Dell moving into third-party retail anytime soon for that reason.
believes generation pcs persuade replace small ways
Vendors must find ways to persuade end-users to replace their PCs more frequently, ... Dataquest believes that the new generation of small form-factor PCs will be instrumental in making this happen.
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In the United States, installed-base saturation is becoming an increasingly significant factor in determining overall commercial market growth rates, ... Saturation is forcing vendors to deliver new types of systems to maintain solid growth rates.
consumer demand desktop emerging engines growth increased major markets mature mobile price quarter regions remains renewed response strong worldwide
In the first quarter of 2006, emerging markets and consumer demand in the mature regions were the major growth engines on a worldwide basis. Mobile demand remains strong worldwide, but in the U.S. desktop consumer market demand increased in response to renewed price competition.
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The biggest blunder U.S. companies have made is failing to take into account the nature of local conditions. Failing to understand specific country markets and applying a U.S.-centric model is a recipe for failure.