DELL Inc. introduced on August 24 the new Vostro laptops a month after the International Data Corp. (IDC) updated its forecast of decline in in worldwide PC shipments.
The computer manufacturer introduced on Wednesday its new laptops that local executives said targets small businesses in the Philippines.
“Small-business owners want affordable solutions that help their employees be more productive,” Christopher Papa, Dell Philippines country manager, said in a media launch in Makati City. “With these six new devices, we’re delivering affordability, design and support to enable the next level of productivity.”
According to Papa, the laptops were “developed to enhance productivity, provide exceptional affordability, outstanding support and security.”
The launch came after IDC said it forecasts worldwide shipment to decline by 7.3 percent year-over-year in 2016.
“The outlook continues to call for progressively smaller declines through 2017 followed by stable volume in 2018,” IDC said in a statement in July. “However, growth in 2016 is now expected to be roughly 2-percent below earlier projections, as conditions have been weaker than expected.”
The total worldwide PC monitor market shipped more than 29 million units in the first quarter of 2016, up 0.5 percent year-over-year, but a decrease of 5.7 percent compared to the previous quarter, IDC has said.
IDC said Dell has stayed in the top position in the first quarter with worldwide market share of 16.8 percent on shipments of over 4.9 million units. The vendor posted strong year-over-year growth in Central and Eastern Europe (56.4 percent), and Canada (20.6 percent).
The introduction by Dell of its laptops also comes as IDC noted also a decline in growth in worldwide shipment of tablets and detachables. Worldwide tablet shipments, inclusive of slates and detachables, reached 38.7 million in the second quarter, according to IDC.
Growth continues to decline with the market receding 12.3 percent year-over-year, as vendors begin to refocus their product lines and consumers hold off on purchases, IDC said.