Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Market Intelligence Center
Published: November 2007
Product Code: R760-260Description Despite the market demand for mobile computing products has yet to take off since Intel and Microsoft jointly released the Ultra Mobile PCs, mobile computing concept has been gradually developed in the PC industry. For instance, Intel has introduced the mobile internet device for better product segmentation, while VIA has introduced the ultra mobile device, aiming for niche markets. Other PC and mobile phone manufacturers are also planning to roll out similar product lines. This report will analyze the growth driving factors and market demand for mobile computing products, as well as their implications for the PC industry as a whole.Table of Contents - PC Industry Trend Analysis
- Value-line PCs Become Mainstream
- Notebook PCs to Soon Outsell Desktop PCs
- Emerging Markets as Key Growth Driver
- Mobile 1.5 Bridging Gap between Mobile 1.0 and 2.0
- UMPC, MID/UMD Product Positioning
- UMPC Driving a Move Toward Mid-range
- UMPCs Face Bottleneck In Terms of Market Positioning
- Product Pricing and Positioning as Key Growth Factors
- MID/UMD's Difficulties in Terms of Product Positioning
- Future Development in the IT Industry
- Competition between Two Major Platforms Intensifies
- Developing Proprietary Software Service Solutions
- MIC Perspective
- Appendix
- LIST OF FIGURES
- Figure 1 Motherboard and Notebook PC Price Trends, 2003 - 2006
- Figure 2 Worldwide PC Market Size and Growth by Region, 2002 - 2007
- Figure 3 Upgrading of Mobile Computing Technologies
- Figure 4 OEM/OBM's UMPC Product Strategic Positioning
- Figure 5 IT Decision Makers' Preferred UMPC Features
- Figure 6 Challenges UMPC Yet to Overcome
- Figure 7 PC World vs. Handheld World
- Figure 8 X86/CISC and ARM/RISC Platform Users
- Figure 9 Computing 3.0 Era: Content is King
- Figure 10 Mobile Computing and Smart Handheld Device Shipment Share by Device Type in 2007
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