Japan PC 2007-2011 Forecast and 2Q07 Analysis: Comparison with Worldwide Market Trends and Top Five Vendors Strategy

This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J7080103) conducted an analysis of the Japan PC market trend in the second quarter of 2007 and the present situation, and subsequently forecasted the outlook for its future. The target of the survey includes all x86 servers, desktop PCs, and portable PCs. As for the data used in this study, the annual data includes the actual values until 2006 while expected values are the values used for the period after 2007. As for data in the fourth quarter, actual values are used for the period until the second quarter of 2007 (April to June) and expected values are used for the period from the third quarter of 2007 (July to September) onwards. All the values have been updated as of September 2007.

"The Japan PC market recovered in the second quarter of 2007 and the home market finally recorded a positive growth. However, the demand in the business market has still not recovered because Japan vendors have become selective in taking orders due to an emphasis on profits. In addition, adoption of Vista among corporate users is slow. Under such backdrop, replacement cycles in the business market have been delayed, and we will have to wait until the first half of 2008 before recovery can be expected," observes Masahiro Katayama, Group Manager, PCs, IDC Japan.