Seven PC industry events in 2011 attracted attention

2011 was a year of great fortune in the PC industry, and it was also a year for the Phoenix Nirvana.

Low profit margins have long been an indisputable fact for the entire PC industry. In terms of business judgment, even the world's largest PC maker Hewlett-Packard has considered splitting or selling PC business this year; in terms of natural disasters, Japan’s earthquake has not reached balance, and the flooding in Thailand once again hit the PC industry. The shortage of hard disks once again test PC companies’ Responsiveness; Personnel changes, Steve Jobs's death, Liu Chuanzhi resigned, these are the future of the PC industry is full of variables.

However, this is the best time again. There have been more eye-catching products in the year: the birth of the ultrabooks and the enthusiasm for new tablets such as ipad2, which made people seem to be in the industry. There is a new hope at the corner.

1, iPad triggered tablet PC warfare concern index: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The reasons for the list: In 2011, it was still only iPad year, not tablet year.

But the immense success of the iPad has spawned a number of new products, and has brought shock to the tablet PC market that has been in existence for a decade. PC makers including Lenovo, Asus and Sony have all launched their tablet products.

Reporter Comments: Major PC makers are trying to study the minds of consumers, hoping to determine whether they really want a tablet computer, or just want iPad.

2, HP Peel off PC business farce concern index: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Reasons for the list: Although HP did not eventually split the PC business, on August 18th, when Ai Keke, the then-HP CEO, announced that the company was considering to spin off its PC business, it really surprised the PC industry. Two months later, the new CEO Meg Whitman announced that after careful evaluation, he decided to abandon the split PC business.

Reporter Comments: HP is more and more like the blue giant IBM.

3, Intel pushed the ultra-pole attention index: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Reason for the list: In May 2011, under the promotion of Intel, the concept of Ultrabook was thrown out. Subsequently, including ASUS, Toshiba and other manufacturers have introduced a million yuan below the ultrabook. "After the first quarter of 2012, there will be dozens of ultrabooks in the market. In the second half of 2012, it will enter the acceleration period of mainstream companies, and the price will decrease. After Windows 8 comes out, it will make the application experience of Ultrabooks even more perfect. Three years later, more than 70% of people will use Ultrabooks." Intel executives judge.

Reporter Comments: The popularity of ultrabooks has become a reality, when Intel was officially considered the mobile market.

4, Liu Chuanzhi left the attention index: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

List reasons: Liu Chuanzhi is not only the old captain of Lenovo, but also the evangelist of the PC industry. On November 2nd, two years after returning to the Lenovo Group, he retired from the position of chairman and devoted more energy to Lenovo's business. Select successors, give them the right to be responsible, and then completely let go.

Reporter's comment: The next step is to see how Yang Yangqing, the new chief, proves himself and returns Lao Liu’s knowledgeable and responsible person.

5, Thai floods impact PC productivity index: ★★★★

The reasons for the list: In 2011, natural disasters brought unprecedented damage to the global PC industry. The aftermath of the earthquake in Japan has not been even. The floods in Thailand have made hard drives and flash industries into desperation.

Reporter's comment: The impact of natural disasters on the industry has allowed the industry to re-examine the “global village” model that it once prides itself on, and test the resilience of PC companies.

6, Wintel Union parted ways to pay attention to the index: ★ ★ ★ ★

Reasons for the list: Due to the urgent need to make counterattacks in the mobile space, Microsoft hopes to use Windows 8 system to demonstrate its power, so it is imperative to increase support for the ARM architecture. On September 14, 2011, Microsoft’s Windows Director Stephen Sinlowski emphasized that the new operating system Windows 8 will support the ARM architecture, breaking the Intel X86 architecture's reign over the Windows system over the years. Intel’s “betrayal” of close allies is also not to be underestimated. At the IDF fall conference held at the same time, Otellini announced a partnership with Google, and future versions of the Android system will provide support for Intel chips.

Reporter's comment: The two giants of technology that created and ruled the PC industry for 20 to 30 years will split up in the future and behave in strange ways. It once again proved to the industry an eternal business reason: There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.

7, IT professional store transformation concern index: ★ ★ ★

Reasons for the list: In Beijing, Hailong, one of the iconic electronics stores in Zhongguancun, began to make major adjustments, and more than 100 businesses in the five-tiered DIY area evacuated. In Guangzhou, Pacific Digital Plaza began to add mobile phone stores.

Reporter Comments: 3C integration is becoming increasingly fierce, which also marks the IT professional store has been popular for more than ten years will usher in the transformation.