IDC reports the global Q1 2013 hardcopy peripheral market is down in both shipment units and value-- shipments drop by 9.7% Y-o-Y to 25.8 million units with value reaching $14.3 billion with a -5.7% Y-o-Y decline.
"Markets are changing and this is bringing about changes in strategy and product portfolios," IDC says. "The key areas of focus for many vendors are mobility, the cloud, and how users access material for printing. With many workers either working from home or working remotely several times per week, they must be able to access their company information and, in many cases, print this information from a variety devices and locations."
The colour laser MFP segment sees the greatest Y-o-Y growth (3.2%), followed by monochrome laser MFPs (0.9%). Meanwhile colour inkjet MFPs make the majority of the market, with 50% Q1 2013 unit share and shipments reaching over 13m units from an overall of 15m units. Read more...
