In-Stat Reports Vista’s Release Not Having Major Impact on PC Sales

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Demand for new PCs has not been impacted significantly by Microsoft Vista’s delay and subsequent release, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). The worldwide PC market is still on track for 300 million units sold in 2009, the high-tech market research firm says.

“System sales that had been muted waiting for systems pre-loaded with Vista rather than XP are expected to work through sales channels in the next two quarters. However, these sales represent an offset from last year rather than actual new demand creation.”

“With the recent release of Vista, a short-term rise in PC demand is anticipated,” says Ian Lao, In-Stat analyst. “System sales that had been muted waiting for systems pre-loaded with Vista rather than XP are expected to work through sales channels in the next two quarters. However, these sales represent an offset from last year rather than actual new demand creation.”

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

• Corporate buying cycles continue to be the dominant factor in enterprise demand for new PCs.
• Memory manufacturers are likely to see the most benefit from Vista, with an increase of over 20% annually through the end of the decade for all of MOS memory.
• Average consumers wanting Vista are more likely to purchase an entire new system instead of a system upgrade.

The research, “Vista Update: Assessing Vista’s Impact on PC Demand” (#IN0703873SI), covers the worldwide market for PCs. It includes revenue and unit sales forecasts for PCs and PC semiconductors through 2011, as well as PC quarterly sales forecasts through the end of 2007. It also includes analysis of the impact of Vista on secondary markets.

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