IDC's Worldwide Personal Computing Device Tracker Taxonomy

Figure: Personal Computing Device Primary Segments

Personal Computing Device Tracker Taxonomy Changes for 2022

Taxonomy Overview

Future Outlook

Essential Guidance

Definitions

PCD Taxonomy

Table: Examples of Exclusions from IDC's Workstation Taxonomy

Technology Segmentations

Product Category, Product, and Product Detail Levels

Table: PCD Product Category, Product, and Product Detail Levels

Desktop

Notebook

Workstation

Table: Workstation Tiers

Slate Tablet

Detachable Tablet

Additional Product Category Notes

Technical Segmentation

Screen Size Band

Touch

Operating System

Application Processor Information

CPU Type

Air Interface/Generation (Detachable Tablet and Slate Tablet Only)

Connectivity (Notebook, Detachable Tablet, and Slate Tablet Only)

Integrated Cellular (Notebook, Detachable Tablet, and Slate Tablet Only)

Table: PCD Connectivity to Integrated Cellular

RAM (Detachable Tablet and Slate Tablet Only)

Screen Resolution (Detachable Tablet and Slate Tablet Only)

Storage (Detachable Tablet and Slate Tablet Only)

Voice Calling (Detachable Tablet and Slate Tablet Only)

Customer Segments

Customer Segment Groups and Notes

Channel/Channel Groups

Figure: IDC's Channel Taxonomy — Direct

Direct — Internet

Direct — Store

Direct — Inbound/Outbound

Figure: IDC's Channel Taxonomy — Indirect

Indirect — Dealer/VAR/SI

Indirect — eTailer

Table: Examples of eTailers by Region

Indirect — Retail

Table: Examples of Retail by Region

Indirect — Telco

Table: Examples of Telcos by Region

Indirect — Retail Internet

Table: Examples of Retail Internet by Region

Indirect — Telco Internet

Table: Examples of Telco Internet by Region

Geographic Segmentation

Table: IDC's PCD Market Segmentation by Geography

Table: IDC's PCD Market Country Taxonomy

Market Metrics

Company, Vendor, and Brand — Recognition of Ownership of PC Shipments

Operating Vendor and Date of Acquisition

Shipments

Grey Market

"Sales In," "Sales Through," and "Sales Out"

Average Selling Price

Revenue (or Shipment Value)

Installed Base

Exchange Rates

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Methodology

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