HP retained its top slot in the combined notebook and desktop PCs with a market share of 18 per cent.
In the overall client PC (sum of Notebook PC and Desktop PC) market, the rankings remained unchanged - HP retained its numero uno spot with a market share of 18 per cent followed by HCL at 14 per cent and Lenovo (formerly IBM) at 9 per cent in terms of unit shipments with buoyant buying sentiment in the government and medium business segments.
In terms of total desktop PC shipments, HCL Infosystems led the market in 2005-06 followed by HP and Lenovo.
In terms of total notebook PC shipments, HP was the top vendor. During the year, the Consumer Desktops segment grew 33 per cent with commercial desktops growing 15 per cent.
Desktop PCs on the total grew 21 per cent and Notebook PCs shot up by 168 per cent. The first quarter of 2006 also saw buoyant commercial desktop sales with shipments growing by 14 per cent sequentially and vendors continuing their focussed go-to-market spend on the SME segment strategy.
Medium businesses responded by showing 40 per cent sequential growth in unit shipment terms. Consumer PC market showed new-found maturity evident from the spate of Bollywood superstar endorsements in the case of promotions of desktops and notebooks from HP and Lenovo.
A 177 per cent year-on-year growth was witnessed in notebook PC shipments despite the re-imposition of 12 per cent excise duty in the budget.
Commercial desktop shipments in Q1 showed a 14 per cent sequential growth and a 16 per cent year-on-year growth. This was the highest sequential growth witnessed in the Indian commercial desktop PC market in the preceding eight quarters.
"For the large corporate segment, it was business as usual but it was the government and medium business segments which contributed significantly to this market performance", said Piyush Pushkal, senior market analyst, PC Research, IDC India.
In Q1, consumer desktop shipments recorded a growth of three per cent sequentially and 36 per cent year-on-year.
Bollywood superstars like Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan endorsed PCs and were featured in the promotions for desktops and notebooks from HP and Lenovo.
"These superstar endorsements signified new-found maturity in this segment of the market. They helped HP and Lenovo to notch up healthy levels of brand visibility and also helped in expanding the overall consumer market for PCs", Piyush further stated.
The notebook PC market took another great leap in India during Q1 despite the uncertainty around changes in taxes and duties during the annual government budget.
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