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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International Equal Pay Day
“Increase wages now,
more than other cost items.
For widespread, practical equality!”
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against serious violations of protocols of
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September –
5 Sept – Intl Day of Charity
7 Sept – Intl Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
8 Sept – International Literacy Day
12 Sept – United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15 Sept – International Day of Democracy
16 Sept – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Sept – World Patient Safety Day
18 Sept – International Equal Pay Day
21 Sept – International Day of Peace
26 Sept – International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 Sept – World Tourism Day
28 Sept – International Day for Universal Access to Information
29 Sept – International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
30 Sept – World Maritime Day
Monthly Observances:
Health, Safety and Sanitation Month
National Clean-up Month
Civil Service Month
National Peace Consciousness Month
Social Security Month
Rule of Law Month
National Teachers’ Month (Sept 5-Oct 4)
Weekly Observances:
Sept 17 – 23:
World Clean and Green Week
Week 2: Education Week
Week 4: Medicine Week
Last Week: National Family Week
Daily Observances:
Third Saturday:
International Coastal Clean-up Day
Third Monday: World Health Day
Last Friday: National Maritime Day
Sept 8: National Literacy Day
Sept 15: Philippine Medicine Day
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