According to IDC data, PC shipments registered their eight consecutive year-on-year (y-o-y) decline.
"The Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market declined 8 per cent sequentially and 11 per cent y-o-y in Q1 2014 to reach 23.8 million units, coming in marginally lower than IDC's initial forecasts. Elections in some of the bigger markets contributed to the region's overall decline," it said.
In Thailand political unrest continued to have an adverse impact on the economy, while in Indonesia, government funds were diverted in the run-up to the elections, resulting in lower commercial spending in PCs there this quarter, it said.
"However, as these markets stabilise after the elections, IDC expects commercial activity to resume in the second half as a result of pent-up demand," IDC Asia/Pacific Research Manager (Client Devices) Handoko Andi said.
On the consumer side, the ongoing distractions from smartphones and tablets and cautious channel intake impacted most markets in the region, especially in South East Asia, he added.
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