Despite
the overall slowdown in the sale of laptops during the last quarter,
HCL Infosystems, the $3 billion (Rs 12,604 crore) hardware business
of HCL Enterprise, is eyeing a double digit market share in the
laptop segment in India in the next 18 months.
The firm,
which has a market share of 7.34 per cent in the laptop segment in
India, presently stands at fifth position.
George
Paul, Executive vice president, Marketing HCL Infosystems, said “The
drop in the sales of laptops in India in the last quarter, is a
temporary phenomenon. We attribute that to the increasing difference
in costs between the desktops and laptops, especially due to the rise
in dollar value. We are confident of garnering a double digit market
share in the laptop segment in India in the next 18 months.”
Due to the
escalating dollar value, the price difference between a desktop and
laptop has gone up from about Rs 10,000 to about 12,000-13,000 in the
last quarter, which forced many home consumers to go for desktops
instead of laptop.
HCL, which
is leading the desktop market in India entered the laptop segment
almost three years ago and is the fifth largest laptop seller in the
country today. According to the company, the consumer market consists
of roughly about 30 per cent of its PC sales, while the enterprise
segment is contributing the rest. Within the enterprise market, 30
per cent of its sales come from government and another 30 per cent
from BFSI sector.
