MANILA, Philippines–The desktop and notebook PC market in the Philippines saw a 12.8 percent market share decline in fourth quarter of 2008, research firm International Data Corp. said.
This is largely due to the decline in PC purchases, a recent report by the research firm showed.
Jaygan Fu Ponnudurai, IDC Market analyst for personal systems research, said in a statement that local channel partners of computer brands have shifted focus from chasing lucrative commissions to keeping their businesses afloat.
He said channel partners were also placing fewer inventories, which caused drop in shipments for the fourth quarter of 2008.
Ponnudurai also said netbooks—or low-cost notebooks–have also “cannibalized” the PC desktop market.
Many vendors have been aggressively lowering the prices of netbooks to target younger consumers, which further pushed for adoption of this low-cost notebooks than desktop or laptop computers.
As global eocnomy remained uncertain, PC vendors and channel partners should be prepared for further challenges this year, the IDC analyst said.
“Vendors and channel partners should strengthen their partnerships and formulate strategies to target specific market segments to weather out the economic storm,” added Ponnudurai.–Alexander Villafania, INQUIRER.net
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October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
n the Philippines
Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
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