cpc vs smartphone

According by this report, published by analytical company IDC, in the past year world-wide volume of deliveries CPC composed 5,5 mln. units, which to 28,5% is less than in 2005.
The collapse of the market for palmtops was especially noticeable in the fourth calendar quarter. In three months it was possible to sell altogether only 1,5 million devices, which to 35,9% is less than during the same period year ago.

Basic reason analysts see in strengthening the positions of smartphone. The products convergence, which unite the functions of organisation, universal player, gaming console and mobile connection, and also telephones, which present upper price sector, compose serious competition to computers. Their contribution introduced wireless computer networks and notebook. The general introduction Of wiFi, which allows for mobile users with notebook constantly to be located on connection, decreased the need for the autonomous miniature devices. The third noticeable factor specialists call a increase in the popularity of navigators GPS, designed in the form self-contained instruments. They reduced demand for CPC, equipped with the GPS of in the form additional modules and expansion card.

IDC expects that the tendency of the passage of branch from CPC to the side of smarthpone will be preserved also in the present year.

Concerning the most influential participants in the market, place in the first five they were distributed as follows:

The first place continues to occupy the ancestor of the branch â€“ company palm, which represented, true, in the year not of one new model. On the second it is located BY HP. It is remarkable, that with the curtailment of deliveries in the absolute expression, the market share HP increased by 5%. However, this doubtful reaching, since it can be evidence of the fact that the company simply does not manage to react to changes in the market. Position number three occupies Mio. This is only company among the important producers of palmtops, which showed a increase in the volume of deliveries both during the year and during the fourth quarter. By the fourth finished the company dell, which only insignificantly remained Mio according to the results of block, but which outdistanced it according to the results of year. Locks five the company acer. However, if, let us say, the leadership Of palm does not cause the doubts â€“ company belongs to 36,3% of market (year ago this value it was equal to 36,1%) for â€“ that in the fifth place, besides Acer, pretend other producers, in particular, ETEN and Sharp (annual indices Of sharp higher than Acer). Market share, belonging Acer, were reduced in the year to the enormous value of 58,1%.

CPC vs smartphone

CPC VS SMARTPHONE