HP Outshines Dell, Retains Top Spot In PC Market

American multinational technology firm Hewlett-Packard (HP) once again climbed to the top spot in the PC market for the quarter ended in June. The execution of a large education deal in Tamil Nadu helped HP gain the lost ground.

According to International Data Corporation (IDC), a leading research firm, HP’s overall market share was 29.5%, up from 20.9% in the first quarter ended March. On the other hand, Dell, which ranked No. 1 in the first quarter with a 23.1% share, was second this time with a 19.1% share. With a 13.9% share, the third place was retained by Lenovo.

With the help of the Tamil Nadu deal, HP's share in commercial notebooks soared to 51.4%. In commercial desktops segment, Dell took over HP, sliding it to the second rank. But HP was No. 1 in consumer desktops and notebooks segment.

IDC also revealed that in the second quarter the overall shipments for PC remained at 2.55 million units, registering a substantial growth of 23.6% over Q1. However, there was a drop of 27.8% over Q2 of last year.

"The market remained upbeat buoyed by business purchases, as well as channel intake of low-priced PCs at the end of the quarter," IDC said. (Image: HP)