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India PC market grew 28% in Apr-Jun, notebook demand strong: IDC

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India’s PC shipments notched a healthy 28.1% growth in April-June 2018 with 2.25 million units, buoyed by strong notebook demand, research firm IDC India said on Friday. On the pecking order of vendors, IDC said, HP Inc maintained its leadership with a market share of 31.6% during the quarter followed by Dell at the second slot (23.7%) and lenovo at the third position (18%). The market’s “high growth can be partially attributed to the fact that June quarter of 2017 was heavily impacted by the then-upcoming GST implementation”, it said. Notebooks contributed to 61% of the overall India personal computer (PC) market with 45.2% year-on-year growth bolstered by demand across both the consumer and commercial segments.  This was mainly driven by ultra-slim notebooks, which now account for 20% of overall notebooks compared to 11% a year ago.