According to IDC Q2 2013 global thin client and terminal client device shipments total 1.3 million units with 7.4% Q-o-Q growth-- -8.2% less than earlier forecasts from the analyst expecting further near future growth.
IDC forecasts full 2013 shipments will reach 5.3m units with 2.1% growth, before growing by 10.4% to 5.9m units in 2014 and amounting to 8.3m units by 2017.
Thin clients make 96% of total enterprise client devices. The standalone form factor is the largest (89%) market segment, even if the mobile form factor is slowly yet surely gathering momentum. Read more...