Njengoko inkampani esekwe kwiCupertino ibhengeze ngoTim Cook, ukuthengiswa kwe-iPhone kwikota yokugqibela ye-2018 khange kube kuhle. Kodwa kubonakala ngathi ayizizo kuphela iimveliso ezingakhange zibenayo imfuno ebilindelwe yinkampani, ukusukela oko IiMacs ziyaqhubeka nokuhla kwazo kwiikota zamva nje.
Ngexesha lekota yesine ye-2018, iApple yathumela ii-4920 iiMac kwintengiso, ngeli xesha linye kunyaka ophelileyo yathumela i-5.112, ethi imele ukwehla kwe-3,8%. Kodwa, ngaphandle kokuba kuthunyelwe izixhobo ezimbalwa, iApple ikwazile ukwandisa isabelo sayo sentengiso, ukusuka kwi-7.1 ukuya kwi-7.2%, ukonyuka okubonakalayo ukuba sithathela ingqalelo ukuba inani lokuthunyelwa kubo bonke abavelisi lehle nge-3,1 yezigidi zeeyunithi .
Kwikota yokugqibela, abavelisi ababone ukuthunyelwa kwezixhobo kuyehla kakhulu, bobabini be-ASUS kunye ne-Acer, ngubani banamava okwehla kwe-10.7 kunye ne-18.3 ngokwahlukeneyo. Nangona kunjalo, umvelisi waseAsia uLenovo unyuse ukuthunyelwa kwezixhobo phantse nge-6%, isuka ekuthumeleni izixhobo ze-15.697 ngo-2017 ukuya kwizixhobo eziyi-16.628 kwikota yokugqibela ka-2018.
Kwindawo yesibini, sifumana i-HP, ngubani ombonile ukuba injaniUkuthengisa kwehle nge-4.4% xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elifanayo kunyaka ophelileyo. Kwindawo yesithathu nguDell, othe njengoLenovo wabona inani leekhompyuter elonyuswe nge-1.4% xa kuthelekiswa neli xesha linye kulo nyaka uphelileyo.
Ifemu yakwaGartner, evelise le ngxelo, ikwasibonisa inani elipheleleyo lokuthengisa labenzi abaziintloko. ILenovo ibeke iikhompyuter ezizigidi ezingama-58.5 kwintengiso, ilandelwa yi-HP 56.3 yezigidi. Kwindawo yesithathu sifumana uDell, inkampani esele ithumele iikhompyuter ezizigidi ezingama-41.5, ilandelwe yi-Apple ene-18 yezigidi, iipesenti ezi-5 ngaphantsi ko-2017.
Phantsi koxinzelelo kwii-smartphones kunye neepilisi, Icandelo lePC libone kuncinci izixhobo ezithengiswayo kangangeminyaka esi-7, Nangona kule minyaka ingama-2-3 idlulileyo, inani leekhompyuter elithengisiweyo unyaka nonyaka libonakala lizinzile, kuba ayinguye wonke umntu, ikakhulu iinkampani, ezinokunikezela ngezicelo ezikhoyo kwi-PC okanye kwi-Mac okwangoku ezingalinganiyo kwi ipilisi.