The sources pointed out that Dell and Apple were the only vendors who were able to see notebook shipment growths in 2015, while Asustek Computer's notebook shipments dropped below 20 million units because its entry-level T100 series saw fierce competition.
As demand visibility remains weak and the PC market has not yet showed signs of recovery, most brand vendors expect their first-quarter shipments to stay flat or grow only slightly on quarter.
Although both Intel and Microsoft have released their new CPU platform and operating system respectively, they are unlikely to trigger a PC replacement trend in 2016.
Source: Digitimes
