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NEW DELHI : New Delhi: Indias personal computers (PC) market of desktops and laptops, which experienced a lull last year due to a post-pandemic sales decline, could double in the next five years if the country's economic targets are met, said Ipsita Dasgupta, senior vice-president and managing director of HP India..
Speaking about a dip in demand for PCs and the way forward for the upcoming year, Dasgupta said, The consumer market has been a bit up-and-down..
Dasgupta joined HP India in 2023, a year when PC shipments fell 6.6% year-on-year to 13.9 million units, including all laptop and desktop sales to consumers and enterprises, due to a post-pandemic lull since PCs are not refreshed as frequently as smartphones..
The lack of PCs in schools is also a key area that is currently flat in Indias education sector, Dasgupta said..
. HP India has also been approved for the central governments production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, Dasgupta said, adding that while the company already manufactures a significant portion of commercial PCs through a contract manufacturing partner in Chennai," it has further plans to scale up local manufacturing in the coming quarters...
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