Have a nice day.
More than 1 billion PCs now in use worldwide
Summary
There are now over a billion PCs in active use, according to analyst firm Gartner, with the number predicted to double by 2014.
Topics
There are now more than a billion PCs in active use worldwide, according to analyst house Gartner.
On Gartner's estimation that the installed base of PCs is growing at an annual rate of almost 12 percent, there will be two billion PCs in use by 2014, the analysts said on Monday. The findings are included in the Gartner report Forecast: PC Installed Base, Worldwide, 2004-2012.
According to Gartner, most of the one billion PCs in use--a separate estimate from that of the number of PCs that have been shipped--are mainly to be found in mature markets, but emerging markets are set to gain a larger share of the total in future.
"Mature markets, such as the US, Western Europe and Japan, currently account for 58 percent of the world's installed PCs, but these markets only account for 15 percent of the world's population," said research director George Shiffler. "But, rapid economic development across emerging markets is not only narrowing the disparity in average living standards, it's closing the difference in per-capita PC penetration between mature and emerging markets."
According to Shiffler, per-capita PC penetration in emerging markets will double by 2013, driven by "the explosive expansion" of wired and wireless broadband connectivity, along with a fall in average selling prices for PCs.
The report also suggests that just over 180 million PCs will be replaced this year. This figure represents 16 percent of the existing installed base, and around a fifth of these replaced PCs will be "dumped into landfill with little or no regard for their toxic content", said Meike Escherich, a principal research analyst at Gartner.
"The disposition of retired PCs has become a high-profile issue for many PC vendors, governments and environmental interest groups," said Escherich. "It will become an even more pressing issue, especially in emerging markets, as the number of retired PCs grows with the continuing expansion of the PC installed base."
Talkback Most Recent of 14 Talkback(s)
-
Yes. And that means over 950,000,000 of them......
are running Windows.
Have a nice day. 
xuniL_z23rd Jun 2008 -
...
Try closer to 825,500,000... and you would be more accurate.
Linux User 14756023rd Jun 2008 -
But with replacements...
... over a fairly brief period, the Windows pc's probably total 1.05 billion. Not all of the copies of Windows paid.
Your 825.5 million running Windows seems a bit low. But even that number shows people worldwide have found something on which to unite. We're all one big happy installed base.
Anton Philidor23rd Jun 2008 -
...
Sorry Charlie... but I think it's about accurate. Of those PC's many may be running alternatives to Linux and Windows (try the BSD's, then there are the OS2 Warp hold outs... and even some DOS boxes, which is not Windows)
This is an outdated link and a guestimate to boot. But based on the fact that Europe, Asia and South America along with parts of Africa are all moving in large numbers to Linux. I think my number is about on target.
I know, I know it just irks you to no end that that damn penguin OS keeps getting popular and installed. But that's the fact and just because we aren't seeing such a large adoption here... doesn't mean it isn't happening elsewhere.
Singapore!
DIGG IT! I have more later... gotta scram! Linux User 14756023rd Jun 2008 -
...
...But based on the fact that Europe, Asia and South America along with parts of Africa are all moving in large numbers to Linux...
That's not a fact. It is someone's fantasy. But thanks for playing...
Qbt23rd Jun 2008 -
....
Time Frame 2003-2006
Seems that for a fantasy... there sure is a lot of evidence out there stating otherwise...
China...
Vienna!
Oh dem Italians too!
More o' dem Italians!
Governments in general
Time Frame 2006 - 2008
Europe in general
Deuchland
More from Europe...
And now a word from Argentina!
More from Argentina!
And let's not forget Brazil!
Oh... 52,000,000 in Brazil! that's the goal!
Now, what were you saying about a "fantasy"? Linux User 14756023rd Jun 2008 -
WOW!
OMG,
Zero. Point. Six. Eight. Percent.
Wow, you guys are WINNING!
*snort*
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=11&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=102&qpnp=11&qpdt=1&qpct=2Qbt24th Jun 2008 -
What bravado for what amounts to little
Argentina mulls Linux. YOu count that as a win.
Now pay attention, when a government moves to Linux, or part of the government, what percentage of total users is that for the country in question? 1% at best.
This uniquely Linux camp idea that a government's choice of OS has any bearing on the country at large, unless you want to claim the dictatorships of the world, just shows how aligned Linux users are with the government and government support.
You are talking small potatoes in every link you posted.xuniL_z24th Jun 2008 -
...
Keep snorting...
Oh and your market shares link... is complete BS since it's based on people that frequent the site it's hosted at. Which means it's not a very good representation. Now this is a bit more accurate Since they are not driven by an agenda... like your site is. Linux User 14756024th Jun 2008 -
Did you do the math?
Windows still hits almost 90% on that chart for the most recent month. Add 'em up. 89.xx percent.
But i don't believe it to be accurate. They are lowbaling Windows and Apple in favor of Linux.
There is hard evidence Apple is above 4% dude.
There is really no way to know with any degree, but you don't give the hit sites much credit. Most are not using ONE site's hits, but a combination of sites that are a fair representation of the majority of user's interests and known site volumes.
If you look at site volumes vs. all volumes, it's not hard to determine a set of sites that would be a fair representation.
Much better than what amounts to guessing.xuniL_z24th Jun 2008 -
Really?
Oh and your market shares link... is complete BS since it's based on people that frequent the site it's hosted at. Which means it's not a very good representation. Now this is a bit more accurate Since they are not driven by an agenda... like your site is
So you say that your link is more accurate than other? Well, let's see what they themselves have to say about that:
W3Schools is a website for people with an interest for web technologies. These people are more interested in using alternative browsers than the average user. The average user tends to use Internet Explorer, since it comes preinstalled with Windows. Most do not seek out other browsers.
These facts indicate that the browser figures above are not 100% realistic. Other web sites have statistics showing that Internet Explorer is used by at least 80% of the users.
Oopsie. Now what? Looks like your claim that your links are more accurate than others just got a slap in the face with a wet fish...
Looks like you just can't catch a break, eh?Qbt24th Jun 2008 -
....
Oh you winders guys are soooo smart! I so sorry massa! Me no tell it like it iz no mo'!
LOL I think it's you guy's that are living in a fantasy world.Linux User 14756024th Jun 2008 -
Really
Who exactly did they ask ...?
I have six PC's
2 at work (Windows)
2 under my desk at work waiting to be disposed of
2 at home - 1 Dual booting XP/Linux, 1 Linux only
Are all of these counted? and they run
1/3 Windows
1/3 Linux
1/3 Nothing!
I suspect the figures are out a simian's rear end ....
JasterMereel24th Jun 2008 -
Come back when......
you have real data. Your mention of O/S 2 Warp users, for instance, doesn't even register on a scale measured in hundreds of millions.
Same with DOS and the linux links are cute, but small potatoes.
If you read the article, you will see where the over 1 billion number is coming from. Microsoft is on par or ahead of linux in developing countries. Any new growth going to Linux is more than countered by new Microsoft growth.
Sorry Charilie, it stays in the 90 to 100% range for the foreseeable future.
Speaking of irking someone to no end.
It also speaks of standards. In a world where democracitic nations hold the lions share of the market, a Liberatarian or any of the many linux liberals would have to agree that 90+% constitutes a standard. In fact, if you use OSI standards in many cases, you are in a very small minority making them worthless and unheard by the majority. Just another talking point by the Linux Left.xuniL_z24th Jun 2008
Talkback - Tell Us What You Think
The best of ZDNet, delivered
ZDNet Newsletters
Get the best of ZDNet delivered straight to your inbox
