Rate of personal computers purchased in 2011 will decline 39%

U.S. consulting firm Accenture (Accenture) to a new survey released Monday shows that in 2011, is expected to personal computers and mobile phones (not including smart phones) and purchase rate will be decreased by 39% and 56%.

In sharp contrast to the 3D TV (three-dimensional television) the purchase rate will increase 5 times, 1.6 times the Tablet PC, e-book reader is 1.33 times, and 26% of smart phones.

The company's annual survey focused on the consumer for 19 different consumer electronics products, the use and spending, which more than 8,000 respondents from eight emerging markets and developed economies, namely Brazil, China, India, Russia, France, Germany, Japan and the United States.

Emerging economies, the survey respondents represent a metropolitan consumer groups, rather than all consumers in the country.

The survey also found that only 17% of respondents plan to purchase in 2011 desktop or notebook computers, fell 39% compared with 2010.

Based on this trend, the survey, in 2010, 75% of U.S. respondents each week through a computer e-mail, down 80% over the previous year.

The study also showed that respondents are increasingly using multiple devices (such as the Tablet PC) for previously only on a personal computer to complete the activities.

For example, 40% of respondents from the Tablet PC Laptop battery at least a week to send a e-mail.

In addition to handling e-mail, the respondents also used the Tablet PC Laptop battery browsing the web, watch videos and read books, newspapers and magazines.

Accenture South Africa, senior director of electronic and high-tech business Mark Joseph (MarkJoseph) said: "This study raises the question: In the long run, the user home desktop and notebook computers will gradually be updated technologies products (such as tablet Laptop battery PCs, the Internet, smart phones and e-book reader) to replace. "

"If sales to measure the strength of this trend, then the computer will remain for a long time to maintain its strong consumer technology giant's throne."

Joseph said the study found that 93% of respondents have a computer, this proportion is much higher than any other in the survey technology products.

"However, if growth is measured, then the personal computer market (at least in the consumer level) is already saturated, so growth in this area will continue to decline. For now we know, home PC Laptop battery is over the possibility of more to the greater. "

The study also found that mobile phone ownership rate from 79% in 2009 to 65% in 2010. Meanwhile, the smart phone ownership rate has quadrupled, jumped from 8% to 32%.

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