The DISTREE 2020 keynote by CONTEXT global managing director Adam Simon gives retrospective on the channel in 2019-- the year of Windows 10, as the OS gives a huge boost to the PC market and related industries.
The channel sees 3.3% growth in 2019, "very solid" results with desktop PCs growing by an impressive 10.7%. The mobile computing category is up by 4.7%, while "other" categories follow at 2.7%. Many new categories, such as smart home and wearables, are also growing at a high rate, while telecoms are facing a slowdown. This is due to one main reason, which is the drop of Huawei smartphone sales through the channel. The printing category remains on the decline, as are some enterprise categories including storage.