If last August and September in the UK are any indication, notebooks may bounce back-- notebook sales grow up by 6% (August) and 1% (September).
Gfk reports notebook value growth also outstrips volume, by 18% (August) and 12% (September).
Netbooks slip into YoY decline (-8%) in August-- their first ever. Value share falls even lower, by 13%.
Gfk says even with netbooks' poor performance, notebook sales manage to keep the market in growth. However the growing web-book category (225% growth Jun. 2010 vs. Sep. 2010) might hamper the notebook/netbook categories' positive trends.
Q4 sees a number of lower priced web-book launches, potentially impacting netbook/notebook sales. Consumers could decide to buy a web-book instead of updating their older devices, Gfk concludes.
