Michael Dell: Facts on Dell

The company can take a PC order and within 90 minutes have the necessary materials delivered by its suppliers. Dell sells between 120,000 and 140,000 PCs a day. (Michael Dell at Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT)

Published on: September 30, 2003 Department: PCs

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90% of Americans 18-28-year-old own a PC
Total sales of thin clients in first half of 2007 in Asia reached 282,667 units
Asia printer market grew 6.3% in Q1 2008
40% of parents feel that writing on a computer makes their child more likely to use poor spelling and grammar
24% of European households don’t have landlines
2 bln PCs by 2014
Does computer make any difference in the quality of teen writing?
70% of girls say writing on a computer makes no difference in the quality of their writing, compared with 57% of boys
21% of 15-17 year olds usually use computers for their school writing
56% of teens said they think writing is essential
40% of parents think computers have a negative impact on their child’s writing
83% of parents think writing skills are more important today
Casual games generate $2.25 bln annually
24% of white teens say they usually do their non-school writing on a computer
China’s hardcopy peripheral market achieved 9.9 mln units in 2007
Inkjet and laser multifunction peripherals enjoyed a healthy growth of 11% and 13% respectively in Q4 2007 in China
71% of teens currently have a cell phone and computer at home
Global PC shipments grew 14.6% to 69.5 mln units in Q1 2008
US PC market in Q1 2008, Apple has 6% share
Global PC market in Q1 2008
Q1 2008 PC shipments grew 19% in EMEA
EMEA PC market in Q1 2008
76.2 mln PCs sold worldwide in Q4 2007
PC shipment growth by region, 2007-2012
660 mln virtualized PCs by 2011
Global disk storage systems market in 2007
Global PC shipments to grow by 12.8% in 2008
Small displays to generate $6.4 bln in Q1 2008
Prices for small displays to reach $6.80 in Q1 2008
Only 8% of US consumers plan to buy a laptop in the next 3 months
Global storage software market grew to $2.9 bln in Q4 2007
Global storage software revenues in Q4 2007
Small displays for digital photoframes rose to $30 in Q4 2007
Demand for small/medium displays exceeded supply by 0.8% in Q4 2007
PC market to grow 10.9% in 2008
31.64 mln graphics devices shipped in Q4 2007
The PC supply chain shipped 257 mln systems worldwide in 2007
228.8 mln laptops sold in 2007
Asian PC market up 21% in volume, down 5% in dollars spent
Romanian notebook market grew 160% in 2007
$2.25 bln spent on casual games in 2007
IT market growth of 5% in 2008
EMEA PC market in Q4 2007
21 mln PC-powered processors by 2015
3 mln removable hard disk drives to ship by 2012
Asia/Pacific PC market in 2007
PC market in EMEA in 2007
Asia/Pacific PC market in Q4 2007
84% of kids play games
Asia/Pacific PC market grew 20.9% in 2007
PC CPU shipments up 12.6% in 2007
Q4 2007 CPU market shares: Intel - 76.7%, AMD - 23.1%
EMEA PC shipments up 14.4% in Q4 2007
PC server CPUs grew 17% in Q4 2007
Global CPU market grew 8.5% in Q4 2007
271.2 mln PC shipped in the US in 2007
600-800 mln PCs unused in the US
100 mln copies of Vista sold in 2007
69% of Americans think PCs are more entertaining than TV
PC market growth, 2006-2011
PC shipments, 2006-2011
Supercomputer sales up 18% in Q3 2007
97.85 mln GPUs shipped in Q3 2007
Desktop PC chipset sales up 11.2% in 2007
US PC shipments in Q3 2007
Global PC shipments in Q3 2007
US PC shipments in Q3 2007
Global PC shipments in Q3 2007
US PC market in Q3 2007
68.5 mln PCs sold in Q3 2007
64% of Americans spend more time with their computer than their spouse
Global PC market to grow 11% in 2008
PC market in Q2 2007
Notebook sales up 24% in 2007 back-to-school season
42% of PC users never defragment their PCs
Top laptop brands among mobile Internet users
66% of US small and medium businesses use laptops for business
PC shipments up 10.5-11.5% in Q2 2007
By 2011 6% of PC hard drives to be solid state
255.7 mln PCs to be manufactured in 2007
US PC market in Q2 2007
Global PC market up 12.5% in Q2 2007
US PC market in Q2 2007
61.1 mln PCs sold worldwide in Q2 2007
Global PC shipments to grow 11.1% in 2007
Apple small business market share up to 27%
264 mln PCs to ship in 2007
Global PC market to grow 11.1% in 2007
2 bln PCs by 2015
Vientamese PC market up 42% in 2006
82.8% of all hard drives went into PCs in 2006
PC market to grow 10.5% in 2007 and 10.7% in 2008
24 mln laptops sold in Q4 2009 to have flash hard drives
Tablet PC market only 1.4% of the global PC market
33% of PCs shipped in Q4 2007 will be quad-core
54% of Americans 18 to 30 have a laptop
Global PC shipments in Q1 2007
Apple owned 5% of US PC market in Q1 2007
Latin American PC market up 21% in Q1 2007
Japanese PC market down 6.8% in Q1 2007
Global PC shipments in Q1 2007
Argentina PC market up 39% in 2006
$203 mln of PC games sold in January-February 2007
Global PC shipments up 8.9% in Q1 2007
Mobile computing generated $55.6 bln in 2005 and $63.5 bln in 2006
PC shipments in 2006
Global PC market in Q4 2006
Two-thirds of consumer PC revenues came from retail sector in 2006
Graphics device market up 0.9% in Q4 2006
Semi-ruggedized notebooks to grow at 16% a year
14.2 mln PCs sold in Japan in 2006
18.6 mln PCs sold in Latin America in 2006
59.9 mln PCs sold in Asia-Pacific in 2006
Semi-ruggedized notebooks to grow at 16% a year
65% of Americans spend more time with computer than significant other
80.3 mln PCs sold in EMEA in 2006
239 mln PCs sold globally in 2006
US PC shipments in Q4 2006
67.3 mln PCs shipped globally in Q4 2006
21.8 mln PC graphics boards shipped in Q3 2006
Asia-Pacific PC shipments grew 17.7% in 2006
US PC penetration is at 73.4%
85% of corporate buyers are not impacted by battery recalls
Profile of US home PC owner
US-made PC shipments at lowest level in 14 years
40% of all PCs sold in 2010 will be laptops
Asia-Pacific PC market up 15% in Q3 2006
EMEA PC market up 11.2% in Q3 2006
US PC market in Q3 2006: Apple at 5.8%
Global PC market down 7.9% in Q3 2006
70% of PCs sold this holiday season will be priced under $1,000
Asia-Pacific thin client market up 64% in 2005
Global PC shipments to grow 8.8% in 2007
5.85 mln media center PCss to ship in 2006
PC penetration in businesses is at 60% worldwide
Only 28% of US consumers avoid games with copy protection
EMEA thin client market
Central and Eastern European PC market up 25% in 2005
233.7 mln PCs to be sold in 2006
Notebook PCs up 100% in Q2 2006 in Latin America
PC market up 9.8% in Q2 2006
PC revenues to fall 2.5% in 2006
Almost all laptops to have wide screen by 2008
Persian Gulf PC market up 43% in 2005
$3.1 trillion worth of PCs sold since August 12th, 1981
54.9 mln PCs sold worldwide in Q2 2006
Top mobile PC manufacturers in 2005
US PC market up 6.7% in Q2 2006
Global PC sales up 9.7% in Q2 2006
Top PC makers in Asia-Pacific: Lenovo, HP, Dell, Founder, Acer
PC media server market to generate $3.7 bln in 2006, $44.8 bln by 2011
Thin-client hardware shipments up 38% in 2005
Asia-Pacific PC market to grow 20.3% in 2006
EMEA PC market up 12.1% in Q1 2006
Global PC market to grow 10.1% in 2006
Latin American PC market up 22.9% in Q1 2006
90% of people in Denmark and Sweden are computer literate
German PC market up 4.1% in Q1 2006
US and global PC market 2004-2008
Latin American PC market up 29.5% in Q1 2006
Global PC market up 12.6% in Q1 2006
24% of PC users have lost important personal information in the past 30 days
Western European PC market to grow at 7.9% a year
In US PC is on 9.2 hours a day, TV is on 8.9 hours a day
Global PC market up 13.1% in Q1 2006
Notebook prices down 18.5% so far in 2006
74.9 mln PC graphics devices shipped in Q1 2006
70% of Americans are unaware of what Media Center PCs can do
381 mln hard drives shipped in 2005, 24.4% growth
11.7 mln PCs sold in Asia-Pacific in Q1 2006
2.5 mln workstations to sell globally in 2010
Latin America PC market up 29.5% in Q1 2006
72% of PC desktop shoppers and 73% of notebook shoppers buy accessories on the same visit
Most popular laptop brands in US retail: Dell, HP, Toshiba
6.4 mln PCs sold retail in the US in Q1 2006
US PC sales up 10.1% in Q1 2006
EMEA PC market up 15% in Q1 2006
EMEA PC market up 15% in Q1 2006
10.8 mln PCs sold in Asia-Pacific in Q1 2006
US PC market up 5.3% in Q1 2006
Top global PC vendors: Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer
Global PC market up 12.9% in Q1 2006
Global PC market up 13.1% in Q1 2006
PC shipments up 28%, laptops up 50% in Q1 2006
851,735 PCs sold in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in 2005
PC market up 9.1% in Japan in 2005
PC market in Brazil up 36% in 2005
IDC cuts 2006 US PC sales forecast by 2%
PC game market sales and forecasts
1,027,713 thin clients shipped in EMEA in 2005
234.5 mln PCs to sell in 2006
39% of Americans play games on their PCs
Top PC games in 2005: World of WarCraft, The Sims 2: University Expansion Pack, The Sims 2
PC market up 20.4% in Finland in Q3 2005
Motherboard shipments up 5.8% in 2005
50% of online audlts play online games
EMEA PC market up 19.3% in 2005
EMEA PC market up 18.9% in Q4 2005
US PC market up 10% in 2005, Apple reaches 4.0% market share
PC market up 18.8% in 2005, Dell the leader with 18.1%
Asia-Pacific PC market leaders: Lenovo - 21.5%, HP - 10.9%, Dell - 8.9%
US PC market leaders: Dell - 32.9%, HP - 20.3%, Gateway - 6.8%
Global PC market up 17.1% in Q4 2005, Dell remains global market leader
PC shipments up 15.3% in 2005, Dell global market leader with 16.8%
Notebook sales over Thanksgiving-Christmas 2005 up 42.1%, average laptop sold for $979
14% of US youngsters cannot live without cell phone, 17% - without TV, 27% - without PC
22% of teens think there will be no desktop PCs in 2015
Indian laptop market up 167% in Q3 2005
Asia-Pacific PC shipments up 21.1% in Q2 2005
Global PC shipments to grow 15% in Q4 2005
210.98 mln PCs to sell in 2005
100.8 mln PCs sold globally in the first half of 2005
Global PC market to grow 15% in Q4 2005, 12% in 2005, 12% in 2006, 14% in 2007
US retail PC sales up 35% during Thanksgiving week
EMEA PC market to grow at 11.4% a year
Top-rated online PC vendors: Apple, IBM, Dell
EMEA PC market up 20.3% in Q2 2005
Dutch PC market up 23.3% in Q3 2005
Average PC price down 15% in Q2 2005
Average laptop price was $1,081 in October 2005
37% of US businesses have a formal PC recycling policy
EMEA PC market shares: HP - 16.1%, Dell - 12.0%, Acer - 9.5%
EMEA PC market up 20.2% in Q3 2005
Latin American PC market up 26% in Q2 2005
63 mln of US PCs to become obsolete in 2005
Asia-Pacific PC market up 19% in Q3 2005
Latin American PC market to grow 23% in 2005
71% of US households own a cell phone, 23% have a laptop
Global PC sales up 17.1% in Q3 2005, leaders - Dell, HP, Lenovo
Third of PC market in 2005 will consist of used PCs
40 mln PCs to ship in Asia-Pacific in 2005, 44.9 mln in 2006
PC market to grow 14.1% to 204.6 mln PCs shipped in 2005
Asia-Pacific PC market to grow 17.3% in 2005
EMEA thin client market to reach 1 mln units in 2005
Asia-Pacific PC market up 21.1% in Q2 2005
Workstations up 12.9% in Q2 2005 in Asia-Pacific
Global PC market to grow 12.7% in 2005, 8.7% in 2006
Indian PC market up 31% in Q2 2005
9.8 mln PCs sold in Asia-Pacific in Q2 2005
Gulf States PC market unit shipments up 40% in 2004
Israeli PC shipments up 16.4% in 2004
Central and Eastern European PC market up 26.1% in Q2 2005
Q2 2005 PC shipments up 37.4% in Middle East and Africa
Global PC revenues to grow 0.5% in 2005
Top vendors in Spanish PC market: HP, Acer, Dell
Tablet PCs to generate $5.4 bln by 2009
Spanish PC market up 36.6% in Q2 2005
83% of notebooks sold in 2005 are made in Taiwan
PC manufacturer satisfaction: Apple - 81, Dell - 74, HP - 73, Gateway - 72
Asian-Pacific PC sales up 18% in the first half of 2005
Chinese notebook PC market up 37.3% in Q1 2005, up 44.6% in Q2 2005
68 mln motherboards shipped out of Taiwan in the first half of 2005, 5.3% growth
Taiwanese notebook exports grew 40% in the first half of 2005
PC chipsets to generate $6.9 bln in 2005, $10.3 bln in 2009
15 mln Indians have PCs, 5 mln are online
Chinese and Taiwanese barebone PC exports to grow 97% in 2005
Top accessories bought with a new laptop: bag and a mouse
Apple market share reaches 4.5% in Q2 2005
PC market up 41.3% in Turkey in 2004
Asia-Pacific PC market up 17% in Q2 2005
EMEA PC market up 23% in Q2 2005
US PC market shares: Dell - 34.7%, HP - 18.7%
Worldwide PC market shares in Q2 2005: Dell - 19.3%, HP - 15.6%, Lenovo - 7.6%
Central and Eastern European PC market up 27.2% in 2004
PC market up 16.6% in Q2 2005
PC market up 24.7% in Spain in Q1 2005
Asian small businesses to buy $9.1 bln worth of PCs in 2005
Top desktop brands: Alienware, Shuttle, Dell; top laptop brands: eMachines, Apple, Dell
Nordic PC market to decline in 2005-2006
172,000 PCs joined zombie networks daily in May 2005
Global PC market to grow 12.8% in 2005, 9.2% in 2006
Indian PC market up 29% in 2004-2005 financial year
Australian PC market up 15% in Q1 2005
Israeli PC market up 12.5% in Q1 2005
53.3% of all PCs sold in the US in May 2005 were laptops
PC market in Middle East in Africa up 20.5% in Q1 2005
PC shipments in Central and Eastern Europe up 23% in Q1 2005
German PC market up 7% on volume, down 5% in revenues in Q1 2005
Gartner ups PC shipments to 202 mln units in 2005
Spanish PC market up 24.7% in Q1 2005
UK PC market up 14.8% in Q1 2005
Workstation business worth $4.5 bln in 2004
Egyptian PC market down 0.4% in 2004
7 mln Media PCs sold by 2008
8% of broadband households would buy a Media Center PC
650,000 Tablet PCs sold in 2004
$4.5 bln of workstations sold in 2004
EMEA PC sales up 15.7% in Q1 2005
Global PC shipments growth in Q1 2005: IDC - 10.9%, Gartner - 10.3%
IDC lowers 2005 PC growth forecast to 9.7%
Asian-Pacific PC market to grow 12.8% in 2005
Indian PC market up 34.4% in 2004
New Zealand PC market up 12.9% in 2004
in 2008 80 mln US households will have a PC, 46 mln will have two or more
Mobile PCs grew 25% in 2004
PC usage patterns: 57% play games on PC, 51% listen to music, 48% burn CDs and DVDs
Apple reaches 4.1% market share in Australia
Asia-Pacific PC sales up 13.8% in 2004, 12.8% in 2005
31% of kids 8-18 have a PC in their room
1.39 mln wearable computers to ship by 2008
Australian PC market up 26% in Q4 2004, 3 mln PCs sold
Indian PC market up 32% in 2004, 3.4 mln PCs sold
98% of Stanford students own PCs, 9% own a WiFi access point
1 mln Tablet PCs sold
PC market to grow 9% in 2005
Taiwan produced $67 bln of computer hardware in 2004, has 72.4% laptop market share
German PC market up 7% in 2004
73.3% of PCs sold in 2004 were desktops, 24% - laptops
UK PC market up 18% in 2004
German medium business PC market leaders: HP, Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens
199 mln PCs will be sold in 2005
1.5 PC in every US household
Asian PC market up 15.9% in 2004
PC market to grow 9% in 2005
Sub-$600 PCs experience the highest growth sales
PC market up 20% in Singapore
3.2 mln US homes have a PC, but no landline
UK PC market grew 16.9% in Q4 2004
64.1 mln PC graphics devices shipped in Q4 2004
11.45 mln PCs sold in Japan in 2004, market up 8%
Holiday laptop sales grew 24% in 2004
PC market in Europe, Middle East and Africa grew 19% in 2004
Global PC market leaders in Q4 2004: Dell, HP, IBM
PC market to grow 11% in 2005
PC market in 2004: 177.5 mln PCs sold, 13.7% growth
90% of kids 5-17 use PCs
Taiwanese motherboard manufacturers expect sales to pick by 17.6% in 200
20% of laptops sold through retail outlets are thin and light
195.1 mln PCs will be sold in 2005
Retailers sold more laptop PCs than TV sets on Black Friday
There’re 575 mln PCs in use today, 1.3 bln by 2010
PC market sales 2001-2005
PC market to grow 11.3% in 2005
CPU market shares after Q3 2004: Intel - 81.2%, AMD - 18.4%
Thanksgiving PC hardware sales increased 4.6% in units, decreased 1% in revenues
Gartner bets on 30% of top PC manufacturers to die off
Indian notebook market up 126% in Q3 2004
52 mln PCs will be sold in Q4 2004
PC shipments up 24.7%, laptops up 74% in Central and Eastern Europe
UK PC market up 18.3% in Q3 2004
Australian PC market declines 8% in Q3 2004
Asia-Pacific PC market grew 10% in Q3 2004
India’s PC market grew 35% in Q3 2004
Gartner revises PC sales forecast for Q4 2004
Single board computers and embedded CPU blades generated $1.36 bln in 2003
German PC market grew 12.6% in Q3 2004
Canadian desktop market up 8%, laptops up 36%, servers up 38% in Q3 2004
Brasil PC piracy will rise to 74.5% in 2004
Asian PC market up 13% in Q3 2004
Thin client market generates $560 mln a year, 60% of users prefer thin clients over PCs
54% of small businesses who invest in technology will buy PCs
Spanish PC market grew 21.8% in Q3 2004
EMEA PC sales up 18.5% in Q3 2004
Global PC market to grow 13.4% in 2004
Global PC market grew 11.9% in Q3 2004, Dell had 18.2% of global sales
Russian PC penetration is 12%
75% of PC owners play music from PC into stereo system
IDC upgrades PC market forecast to 14.2% growth in 2004
Russian PC market structure
IDC says PC market will grow 14.2% in 2004, 10.5% in 2005
Gamer PC configurations surveyed
PC market in emerging markets grew 35% in the first half of 2004
Australian thin client market will grow 28% in 2004
Belarus PC market to grow 15% a year
Taiwan notebook shipments and vendor market shares
AMD desktops outsell Intel desktops 54% to 45%
In 2008 40% of PCs sold to home will be media centers
Indian PC market grew 34.6% in Q2 2004
UK PC market grew 21.4% in Q2 2004
French PC market grows 23% in units, 13% in revenues
400K Tablet PCs shipped in 2004
Ukrainian PC market shares
95% of SMBs plan PC upgrades in Q2 2004
Russian mobile PC market shares
Apple and Dell get the top customer satisfaction rating
US PC sales to rise 14% in 2004
United Arab Emirates PC market shares: HP - 27%, Dell - 15%, Acer - 14%
Gartner predicts PC market will rise 12.6% in 2004, not 13.4%
ATI expects PCI express in 50% of PCs sold in 2004
First-tier motherboard shipments up 8.5% in July, to grow 10% in August
German PC market grew 15.6% in Q2 2004
1 bln PC users by 2010
31% of toddlers under 3 years old can use a PC
European notebook growth slows - only 9.9% estimated for June
Global PC market growth in 2004: Gartner predicts 13%, IDC - 13.5%
EMEA PC shipments grow 20% for 4th consecutive quarter
Top US PC vendors in Q2 2004
Top global PC vendors in Q2 2004
Global PC shipments in Q2 2004
US PC shipments and market shares for Q2 2004
Top global PC vendors in Q2: Dell, HP, IBM, Fujitsu/Siemens, Acer
Top EMEA PC vendors: HP, Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens
EMEA PC sales up 15.5% in Q2 2004
Apple’s global market share is 1.7%, drops out of top 10 vendors
European notebook sales grew 4.2% in May
PC market grew 13.4% in Q1 2004
Kids with PC at home score higher on school readiness tests
PC market to grow 15% in 2004, 12% in 2005
Scandinavian (Nordic) PC market grew 20% in Q1 2004
220 mln corporate PCs will be replaced in 2004-2005
Taiwan motherboard sales point to flat PC sales in 1H 2004
Top US PC vendors: Dell, HP, IBM, eMachines, Gateway
Worldwide PC top vendors: Dell, HP, IBM, Fujitsu-Siemens, Acer
Gartner EMEA PC shipments report
Dell is leading PC vendor for Q1 2004
Q1 PC growth: IDC - 16.5%, Gartner - 13.4%
32.1 mln small PC to be shipped by 2008
Japanese PC market to gain 7.6% in shipments, lose 1.6% in revenues
IBM is India’s leading laptop vendor
54% of UK homes have PCs, 99% have phones, 32% have DVD players
PC market to grow 6.3% in Singapore
PC market will grow at about 11% in 2004 and 2005
91% of college students have PC, 84% have TV
Merrill Lynch predicts PC market will grow 13% in 2004
Sales of laptops and desktops are even in dollar terms
Australian PC market grew 16.2% in 2003
Gartner predicts PC shipments will grow 13.3% in Q1
Chinese PC market grew 10.4% in 2003
Indian PC market grew 19.5% in 2003
Apple’s UK market share goes from 2.1% to 2.3% in Q4 2003
Japan’s PC shipments to grow 11% this year
Sub-$800 PCs make up 23% of the PC market
Taiwanese motherboard shipments down 4% in January
Taiwan ships 8.2 mln notebooks in Q4 2003
Australian PC shipments up 10% in Q4 2003
Singapore PC market to grow slightly
No-brand PCs to gain market share
Asian PC shipments up 13.1% in Q4 2003
Apple outgrew European PC market in 2003
Lebanon and Syria to lead the Middle East PC market
Desktop PC use is on decline
PC shipments up 10.9% in Q4 2003
28% of US adults have home networks
India PC sales on the rise
China PC market feels the price pressure
Notebook sales grow in Q3 2003
IDC on PC gamers
IDC: PC shipments to increase 11.4% in 2004
Laptop prices hitting a new low
What do US buyers want in their PCs?
IDC: Indian PC market grows 24% in Q3 2003
etForecasts: Peripherals will push PC sales
Intel: Less than 5% of Russian families use Internet
IDC on Indian notebook market
IDC: PCs selling like hotcakes in NZ
IDC: PC sales up in Germany by 13.8%
IDC: PC sales down in South Korea
Gartner ups PC forecast for 2003
Gartner: Indian PC Market Sees 22% Growth In Q3
Tablet PCs take less than 1% of notebook market
comScore: TVs and PCs in the same room
DoE: 90% of kids use computers
IDC: Q3 2003 global PC sales
IDC: EMEA PC sales
IDC: Notebook sales 1H 2003
Gartner: PC notebooks forecast
IDC: PCs up
China: World’s largest PC market
Kids and PCs
MetaFacts: People keep their PCs longer
European notebook prices fell 25% during Q3 2003
Gartner: Disposing of PCs too expensive
Michael Dell: Facts on Dell
IDC on tablet PCs
DoC: PC shipments decline
Acer: Global laptop demand to pick up
Laptop production in Taiwan
Context: Tablet PCs in Europe
IDC: Thin client market to grow 22.8% annually next 5 years
Dixons: Laptops, digital cameras strong in UK
IDC bumps up PC forecast

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