The Korea Times published news that Samsung plans to close the desktop business, will focus on the development of tablet PCs and one machine.Samsung Electronics issued a statement that the desktop market Samsung exit reports are unfounded, according to market demand Samsung to launch a variety of PC products.
The Korea Times recently quoted a Samsung management personnel news, because of falling demand, lower product margins, Samsung will close its desktop business, R & D and production resources into better products market prospects equipment. With HP, Dell and other PC makers to more than old Samsung PC market can be regarded as a latecomer, the global PC sales with HP, Dell has a gap, but a few years Samsung PC business has maintained more than 10% annual growth. Desktop machine has not been yes Samsung's main push business, particularly in the U.S. market on the, including Samsung intrinsic a number of PC manufacturers were reduced by about desktop machine out of shipments, will product center of gravity steering notebook computers and one machine.
According to IDC data show that in 2013 first quarter global PC shipments hit a new low, representing a decline of 13.9%, while the Tablet PC market rose as high as 142.5 percent, Samsung in the tablet market accounted for 17.9%, the Tablet PC Samsung products business focus, 2013 Tablet PC shipments target 33 million units.
Although desktop business accounted for is not high, Samsung has not made close this business decision.
