Friday, October 20, 2006

HP overtakes Dell

Gartner and IDC are reporting HP has regained the lead over Dell in worldwide PC shipments this quarter.

The frightening thing for Dell is the fall in US market share: IDC report 6.7% and Gartner 7%. A fall like that is a serious matter.

The problem for Dell is that they are now firmly stuck in the low margin, cheapo market. It's going to take a lot of work for them to break out of that niche. If they don't, though, they are doomed.