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ChangeWave's previous PC spending report focused on the slowdown in U.S. computer purchases among both consumers and businesses. To find out where things are headed, we conducted two follow-up surveys in May looking at PC demand among U.S. consumers and businesses.
Consumers: Projected PC buying among consumers remains weak -- only 8% of respondents reported that they'll buy laptops in the next 90 days. This number is the same as in our February 2008 survey. Only 6% said they'll buy desktops -- also unchanged from our February lows.
Corporate: Our latest corporate IT spending survey also contained sluggish PC results. Seventy-one percent of corporate IT buyers surveyed said their company plans on buying laptops next quarter, which is a two-point decline from February to the lowest level in more than a year. The same trend exists for desktops -- down two points to 68%.
Both surveys show a continuation of sluggish U.S. sales, but based on our results, Apple (AAPL) should continue to outperform in a weak PC market. The U.S. outlook for Dell (DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) remains mixed.
Next week we'll take an up-close look at how this slowdown in PC spending is affecting Apple, Dell, HP and other major PC manufacturers.