Global Notebook Shipments To Drop 1.7% In 2015

Digitimes.com reported Tuesday that global notebook shipments will drop 1.7 percent in 2015.

The outlook comes after an expected decline of 2.1 percent in 2014. Additionally, Microsoft MSFT Windows 10 was not seen as likely to drive growth.

“Notebook prices will continue to drop in 2015. In addition to Chromebooks, which may see their ASPs drop below US$170, Microsoft's US$249 Bing SKU project and Small Screen Touch (SST) project, which is expected to expand shipments for US$199 11.6-inch notebooks, will heat up the price competition in the notebook market in 2015,” according to the report.

The report concluded that the tablet market is “gradually trending towards larger-size devices and ones for the enterprise and niche segments, tablet shipments are estimated to rise in 2015. Among the tablets in 2015, Apple's 12.9-inch iPad and Intel's Education Tablets for the education sector in emerging countries are expected to become the spotlights, but they will impact notebook' shipment performance in the long term.”