Breakdown of market share by vendors in Asia Pacific
In the Asia Pacific region, Legend continued to hold the first position with 11 percent market share (see Table
2). IBM was second with 8 percent market share, followed by Samsung that had 7 percent of the market. All three
vendors were aided by the robust growth rates in China and Korea.
"The Asia Pacific PC market thrived on the back of government and private initiatives to increase the utilization
of IT and the Internet in their respective countries," said Erica Gadjuli, analyst for Gartner Dataquest's
Personal Computer Asia Pacific program.
Table 2
China continued to lead the PC market in the region with a market share of 39 percent in the third quarter of
2000.
The PC market in China grew 14 percent in the third quarter of 2000 as a result of stable economic growth
experienced in the country, which has continued to attract foreign investment and boost exports, said Gadjuli.
At the same time, the rapid growth of the Internet industry and the substantial expansion of the Internet
community have also supported the growth of the PC market in China.
Korea came in second, accounting for 18 percent of PC shipments. PC shipments in the country increased 125 percent
over the third quarter of last year.
The market witnessed a burgeoning number of PC rooms- the Korean equivalent of Internet cafes, Gadjuli
said. The government's vision of equipping every Korean household with a PC with Internet access led to Samsung
and TriGem putting out PCs at very low prices in order to compete with medium-size makers of Internet PCs.
International Data (IDC) also reported optimistic Asia Pacific PC sales, attributing its stable growth mainly to the burgeoning
demand for PCs in highly populated markets such as mainland China and India.
Asia Pacific PC vendor unit shipment estimates for 3Q'00 (units)
Company
3Q'00 Market Share (%)
3Q'99 Market Share (%)
Shipment Growth (%)
Legend
11.1
7.9
87.5
IBM (with IBM/LG)
8.6
8.3
39.4
Samsung Electronic
7.4
4.8
104.7
Compaq
7.1
7.8
22.1
Acer
5.3
4.8
48.8
Others
60.5
66.4
22.8
Total Market
100.0
100.0
34.0
Note: includes desk-based PCs and mobile PCs
Source: Gartner Dataquest (November 2000)
