VietNamNet Bridge - According to a survey in Asia Pacific “Quarterly PC Tracker” by IDC, Vietnam is the only PC market in Asia that continues to see growth (2%) in 2014, with 2.13 million PCs sold.

IDC said the promotion for laptops with Windows 8.1 Bing operating system along with the slow but steady growth of convertible laptops helped increase the number of PCs sold in the second half of 2014.

"Looking at 2015, we still expect that the number of PCs will be sold more to games stores. Although this number is quite small, it will contribute to keeping the PC market stable," said Ms. Phan Thi Hoang Yen, an analyst at IDC Vietnam.

IDC said that optimistic forecast about Vietnam's economy is one more reason to expect more positive trends of the PC market in 2015.

"If the forecast is considered as initial signs, we can expect to see a slight increase in spending by businesses thanks to active elements of Vietnam's economy," said Mr. Daniel Pang, a senior researcher of IDC ASEAN.

"There will be a number of opportunities in the retail sector with a rapid increase in the number of new stores and shopping centers, as well as in the banking sector due to an increase in mergers and acquisitions," he added

The market share of computer firms in Vietnam did not change much last year. Dell still maintained its leading position in the face of strong challenges from ASUS, while Lenovo and Acer struggled to keep up with these firms.

Dan Tri