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David Daoud
Research Director, Personal Computing and Green IT

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Client Computing
Directions 2012 (U.S) Participating Analysts
Worldwide Quarterly Tracker Team
Tablets Changing the Education Sector in the United States, Major Momentum Underway
David Daoud, Tom Mainelli
May 2013 - Doc # 241239      Insight
This IDC Insight reviews some of the very basic findings of ongoing IDC research focused on the education sector and its consumption and use of client computing and access devices. To extend its existing coverage of notebook and desktop ...
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PC Review: May 2013
Linn Huang, Bob O'Donnell, Tom Mainelli, David Daoud, Rajani Singh
May 2013 - Doc # 241067      Update
This IDC update presents findings from IDC's latest research into global PC market as well as analysis of pertinent industry news that occurred in the previous month. In April, IDC released its preliminary worldwide top 10 PC vendor shar ...
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Worldwide PC 2013–2017 Forecast
Rajani Singh, David Daoud
Apr 2013 - Doc # 240499      Market Analysis
This IDC study presents an updated look at the worldwide PC marketplace going forward. It incorporates 4Q12 data, with the forecast out to 2017. It is valid as of March 2013 and provides forecast and growth figures for PC shipments at th ...
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PC Review: April 2013
Linn Huang, Bob O'Donnell, Tom Mainelli, David Daoud, Rajani Singh
Apr 2013 - Doc # 240622      Update
This IDC update presents findings from IDC's latest research and analysis. In March, IDC released its worldwide quarterly PC forecast for 4Q12 (see Worldwide PC Market: 4Q12 Review and 2012 Summary (IDC #...
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Worldwide PC Market: 4Q12 Review and 2012 Summary
Rajani Singh, David Daoud
Mar 2013 - Doc # 239980      Market Analysis
This IDC study reviews the performance of the worldwide PC market during the fourth quarter of 2012 (4Q12). It looks at the market performance of desktop and portable PCs in major geographies, including the United States, Western Europe, ...
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Google's Unified Chrome-Android Management Leadership Bodes Well for the Chromebook
David Daoud
Mar 2013 - Doc # lcUS24018913      IDC Link
Although still accounting for a tiny share of the broad notebook market as of December 2012, Google's Chromebook ecosystem welcomed two new substantial endorsements and contributors as we entered 2013. HP and Lenovo are the latest to join t ...
PC Review: March 2013
Linn Huang, Bob O'Donnell, Tom Mainelli, David Daoud, Rajani Singh
Mar 2013 - Doc # 239955      Update
This IDC update presents findings from IDC's latest research as well as analysis of key industry events. In February, IDC released its historical data for 4Q12. The worldwide PC market contracted by 8.3% YoY, and shipments fell short of ...
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PC Review: February 2013
Linn Huang, Bob O'Donnell, Tom Mainelli, David Daoud, Rajani Singh
Feb 2013 - Doc # 239433      Update
This IDC update presents findings from IDC's latest research pertaining to the global PC industry as well as analysis of key industry events that occurred within the previous month. In January, PC companies as well as other electronics v ...
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Worldwide and U.S. Phone, Tablet, and PC 2013 Top 10 Predictions
William Stofega, Ramon T. Llamas, Tom Mainelli, Bob O'Donnell, Linn Huang, David Daoud
Jan 2013 - Doc # 239155      Top 10 Predictions
This IDC study presents IDC's prognostications in the year ahead and analyzes various major segments of the consumer market, including mobile phones, tablets, and PCs.: "Many in the technology industry have shifted their attention f ...
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Logitech Earnings: Feeling the Pain of a Shifting Device Landscape and a Poor Economic Environment
David Daoud, Rajani Singh
Jan 2013 - Doc # lcUS23925513      IDC Link
Switzerland-based Logitech, a major supplier of accessories for computing, communication, and entertainment platforms, is the latest victim of weak demand for PCs and an abrupt consumer shift to tablets and smartphones. Its negative perform ...
Microsoft Q2 Financials: A Record Quarter for the Wrong Reasons
Al Gillen, David Daoud, Rajani Singh, Susan G. Middleton
Jan 2013 - Doc # lcUS23924613      IDC Link
Microsoft’s financial reporting for its second quarter of fiscal 2013, which ended December 31, 2012, showed a dramatic recovery from the previous quarter’s disappointing $16 billion tally, with a record-high $21.5 billion in revenue for th ...
Apple’s Fiscal 1Q13 Earnings: Strong Revenue Overshadowed by Reduced Profit Growth
Rajani Singh, David Daoud, Ramon T. Llamas, Tom Mainelli, William Stofega
Jan 2013 - Doc # lcUS23922713      IDC Link
Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 first quarter ended December 29, 2012, with many impressive announcements but also with some areas of concerns. Although the company shipped significant volumes of iPhones and iPads, its ...
Intel Announces 4Q12 Earnings: Performance Assessment and the Road Ahead
Rajani Singh, David Daoud
Jan 2013 - Doc # lcUS23915413      IDC Link
Although CES 2013 came with a plethora of designs and specifications announced by PC OEMs, the PC industry continues to feel pressure from a tough environment due to a series of negative factors, from the tough economic conditions to consum ...
PC Review: January 2013
Bob O'Donnell, Tom Mainelli, Linn Huang, David Daoud, Rajani Singh
Jan 2013 - Doc # 238988      Update
This IDC update presents IDC's latest research and includes analyses of the global PC industry in 2012 and our outlook heading into 2013. In 2012, PC makers struggled with a weak global market characterized by economic malaise across mos ...
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Despite Disappointing Start, Windows 8 Unleashes Creativity in PC System Design
David Daoud
Dec 2012 - Doc # 238742      Industry Development and Models
This IDC study looks at the launch of Windows 8 (Win8) PCs and related key product announcements as of mid-November 2012. This study starts with a broad assessment of PC demand in the United States and then provides an overview on featur ...
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Worldwide PC Market: 3Q12 Review
Rajani Singh, David Daoud
Dec 2012 - Doc # 238203      Market Analysis
This IDC study reviews the performance of the worldwide PC market during the third quarter of 2012 (3Q12). It looks at the market performance of desktop and portable PCs in major geographies, including the United States, Western Europe, ...
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Market Analysis Perspective: Worldwide and U.S. Personal Computing, 2012 — A Market Facing Slow Growth and Competition from Alternative Devices
David Daoud, Rajani Singh, Bob O'Donnell
Dec 2012 - Doc # 238734      IDC Presentation: Forecast
This IDC Market Analysis Perspective Presentation summarizes some of the main issues affecting the global PC market. The slides list the market's fundamentals, including drivers and inhibitors influencing growth and outlook.

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Worldwide PC 2012–2016 Forecast Update: December 2012
Rajani Singh, David Daoud
Dec 2012 - Doc # 238741      Forecast Update
This IDC Forecast Update presents an updated look at the worldwide PC marketplace for the near future. It incorporates the latest data from 3Q12, with the market forecast to 2016. It is valid as of December 2012 and provides forecast and ...
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PC Review: December 2012
Linn Huang, Bob O'Donnell, Tom Mainelli, David Daoud, Rajani Singh
Dec 2012 - Doc # 238427      Update
This IDC update presents findings from IDC's latest research as well as analysis of key industry events that occurred in the month of November. In November, IDC released its latest commercial PC survey (IDC's 2012 Commer ...
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IDC's 2012 Commercial PC Survey, Part 2: Worldwide Results
David Daoud
Nov 2012 - Doc # 237512      Survey
This study is the result of IDC's 2012 Commercial PC Buyer Survey. Conducted in March 2012, the survey polled participants about their companies' current commercial PC use and plans. We conducted the survey in six countries — Braz ...
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PC Review: November 2012
Linn Huang, Bob O'Donnell, Tom Mainelli, David Daoud, Rajani Singh
Nov 2012 - Doc # 237750      Update
This IDC update presents findings from IDC's latest research as well as analysis of key industry events that occurred in October. In October, IDC released its tracker figures for 3Q12. PC vendors shipped 88.4 million units into the globa ...
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Microsoft's 1Q FY13 Earnings Summary: The Windows 8 Factor
Rajani Singh, Al Gillen, David Daoud
Oct 2012 - Doc # lcUS23749712      IDC Link
Consistent with IDC's projected and preliminary PC market performance for the third quarter of 2012, Microsoft reported on October 18, 2012, an 8% year-over-year revenue decline for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, settling at $16.008 ...
Intel's 3Q12 Earnings: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Rajani Singh, David Daoud
Oct 2012 - Doc # lcUS23743712      IDC Link
Just like the rest of the PC industry, Intel is facing a challenging environment, partly as a result of a broad slowdown in spending and partly because of consumers' greater focus on alternative and mobile devices. The sluggish global econo ...
PC Review: October 2012
Linn Huang, Tom Mainelli, Bob O'Donnell, David Daoud, Rajani Singh
Oct 2012 - Doc # 237260      Update
This IDC update presents findings from IDC's Worldwide PC 20122016 Forecast Update: September 2012 (IDC #...
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Lenovo Bucks the Trend in PC Manufacturing
David Daoud
Oct 2012 - Doc # lcUS23722612      IDC Link
Lenovo’s announcement of the opening of a PC manufacturing site in the United States represents an interesting departure from the belief that manufacturing in the United States may not be a viable option. But companies that take a different ...
CIT's e-Quiportal Solution Enables Hardware as a Service
Jennifer Koppy, David Daoud
Sep 2012 - Doc # 237119      Insight
This IDC Insight provides analysis of CIT's recent e-Quiportal announcement and the leasing and financing provider's emergence as a player in the hardware-as-a-service market as it partners with Google to offer Chromebook devices on a mo ...
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Worldwide PC 2012–2016 Forecast Update: September 2012
Rajani Singh, David Daoud
Sep 2012 - Doc # 236840      Forecast Update
This IDC Forecast Update presents an updated look at the worldwide PC marketplace for the near future. It incorporates the latest data from 2Q12 with the market forecast to 2016. It is valid as of September 2012 and provides forecast and ...
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PC Review: September 2012
Linn Huang, Bob O'Donnell, Tom Mainelli, David Daoud, Rajani Singh
Sep 2012 - Doc # 236782      Update
This IDC update presents findings from Worldwide PC Market: 2Q12 Review (IDC #) as well as analyses of HP's fiscal third-quarter and Dell's fiscal second-quarter earnings reports. The worldwide PC market remained sof ...
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Worldwide PC Market: 2Q12 Review
Rajani Singh, David Daoud
Sep 2012 - Doc # 236684      Market Analysis
This IDC study reviews the performance of the worldwide PC market during the second quarter of 2012 (2Q12). It looks at the market performance of desktop and portable PCs in major geographies, including the United States, Western Europe, ...
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PC Review: August 2012
Linn Huang, Bob O'Donnell, Tom Mainelli, David Daoud, Rajani Singh
Aug 2012 - Doc # 236393      Update
This IDC update presents findings from IDC's U.S. PC Market Top 10 Update: 2Q12 (forthcoming) as well as analysis of major industry activities that occurred in the month of July. In July, Apple's earnin ...
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PC Review: July 2012
Linn Huang, Bob O'Donnell, Tom Mainelli, David Daoud, Rajani Singh
Aug 2012 - Doc # 235876      Update
This IDC update presents an overview of significant events in the PC industry in June 2012. This document includes insight from IDC's Worldwide PC Market: 4Q11 Review (IDC #...
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Apple FY 3Q12 Earnings: Positive Performance But Challenges Ahead
David Daoud, Rajani Singh, Ramon T. Llamas, Tom Mainelli, William Stofega
Jul 2012 - Doc # lcUS23622012      IDC Link
Apple announced financial results for its fiscal third-quarter 2012 ended June 30, 2012. The company posted quarterly revenue of $35.0 billion (23% Y/Y growth) and quarterly net profit of $8.8 billion (21% Y/Y growth).These results indicate ...
Worldwide PC 2012–2016 Forecast Update: June 2012
Rajani Singh, David Daoud
Jul 2012 - Doc # 235740      Forecast Update
This IDC Forecast Update presents an updated look at the worldwide PC marketplace for the near future. It incorporates the latest data from 1Q12 with the market forecast to 2016. It is valid as of April 2012 and provides forecast and gro ...
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Worldwide PC Market: 1Q12 Review
Rajani Singh, David Daoud
Jul 2012 - Doc # 235628      Market Analysis
This IDC study reviews the performance of the worldwide PC market during the first quarter of 2012 (1Q12). It looks at the market performance of desktop and portable PCs in major geographies — the United States, Western Europe, Japan, As ...
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VIZIO Announces Entry into PC Market with Style
David Daoud, Danielle Levitas, Steven Buehler, Tom Mainelli
Jun 2012 - Doc # lcUS23546512      IDC Link
Following the initial announcement to launch a line of PCs at CES 2012, flat-panel TV and computer accessory manufacturer VIZIO, headquartered in Irvine, California, announced the release of its lineup of personal computers. The new VIZIO P ...
Worldwide PC 2012–2016 Forecast
Rajani Singh, David Daoud
May 2012 - Doc # 234406      Market Analysis
This IDC study presents an updated look at the worldwide PC marketplace going forward. It incorporates the latest quarter of 4Q11, with the forecast out to 2016. It is valid as of April 2012 and provides forecast and growth figures for P ...
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Worldwide PC Market: 4Q11 Review
Rajani Singh, David Daoud
Apr 2012 - Doc # 234271      Market Analysis
This IDC study reviews the performance of the worldwide PC market during the fourth quarter of 2011 (4Q11). It looks at the market performance of desktop and portable PCs in major geographies, including the United States, Western Europe, ...
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IBM's New China Remanufacturing Center to Boost POWER Footprint
Jennifer Koppy, David Daoud
Mar 2012 - Doc # lcUS23375112      IDC Link
On February 29, 2012, IBM formally announced the opening of a remanufacturing center in Shenzen, China — the second largest IT equipment market in the world. The center will refurbish off-lease POWER-based servers to start. By 2014, IBM pla ...
M&A Activity Heats Up in IT Asset Disposition and Recycling Industry: Arrow Acquires Three IDC G.R.A.D.E.–Certified Companies
David Daoud
Feb 2012 - Doc # 233371      Insight
This IDC Insight looks at the latest corporate M&A activity in the IT equipment disposition sector. A fresh wave of acquisitions led by Arrow Electronics Inc. hint on a resumption of consolidation in the equipment disposition market.

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Worldwide Personal Computing and Mobile Connected Devices 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Steven Buehler, Bob O'Donnell, Rajani Singh, David Daoud, Tom Mainelli, Linn Huang
Feb 2012 - Doc # 232869      Top 10 Predictions
This IDC study provides IDC's top 10 predictions for the worldwide personal computing and mobile connected devices markets in 2012. Each prediction is followed by analysis and the rationale behind it. This document offers the views of ID ...
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Worldwide and U.S. Consumer 2012 Top 10 Predictions
Jonathan Gaw, Danielle Levitas, Carrie MacGillivray, Karsten Weide, Scott Ellison, Ramon T. Llamas, Tom Mainelli, Suzanne Hopkins, Lewis Ward, Greg Ireland, David Daoud, Christopher Chute, Irene Berlinsky, William Stofega
Jan 2012 - Doc # 232880      Top 10 Predictions
This IDC study presents IDC's consumer prognostications and major themes for 2012 and analyzes various major segments of the consumer market, including games, video, consumer mobile devices, applications and services, consumer PCs and me ...
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Worldwide PC 2011–2015 Forecast Update: December 2011
Rajani Singh, David Daoud
Jan 2012 - Doc # 232545      Forecast Update
This IDC Forecast Update presents an updated look at the worldwide PC marketplace for the near future. It incorporates the latest data from 3Q11, with the market forecast to 2015. It is valid as of December 2011 and provides forecast and ...
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