As per IDC, Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market declined 10% in full year 2013 to reach 108 million units.

Because of the proliferation of mobile devices, the economic slump in Europe and certain uncertainties, the downward trend within the PC market is global. This afternoon, Connectikpeople.co has captured a new study from IDC. This preliminary results show that the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market declined 10% in full year 2013 to reach 108 million units.

According to these results, in 4Q2013 specifically, the market came in 2% below IDC's initial forecasts with a 9% year-on-year decline. Thailand stood out as an exception. Shipment volumes this quarter will likely be the lowest in Thailand in the last four

years.

Lenovo retained its top spot. Connectikpeople.co has also captured the HP’s year-on-year growth in 2013. This growth was more or less entirely due to fulfillments for a big education project in India. Weakness in China affected Dell position in the region. ASUS, too, fell in line with the overall market trend, declining year on year, while Acer continued to struggle with its product strategy, declining in nearly all markets in the region this year.