Gartner Trims Worldwide IT Spending Growth Forecast to 3.9 Percent for 2010
"Longer-term, public-sector spending will be curtailed
in Europe as governments struggle to bring budget deficits under control
during the next five years and to reduce debt during the next 10
years," Mr. Gordon said. "Private-sector economic activity will also
likely be hindered because of the direct impact of austerity measures on
key government suppliers and the indirect impact caused by the 'ripple
effect.' An effective policy response will be critical to stimulate
investment in general and in IT in particular."
Worldwide computing hardware spending is forecast to reach $365
billion in 2010, up 9.1 percent from 2009 spending (see Table 1). "The
computing hardware sector continues to benefit from a healthy PC sector,
which accounts for two-thirds of total spending in this area, and we
expect PC shipments to remain robust throughout 2010 and 2011," Mr.
Gordon said. "Consumer shipments will continue to be powered by strong
mobile PC uptake, while professional shipments will be buoyed by a new
replacement cycle and migration to Windows 7."