India's PC market dipped by19.9% in Q4 in absence of government orders

India's PC market is reported to have plummeted by 19.9% due to the absence of any government orders in the fourth quarter of 2013. 

The combined desk-based and mobile PC market in India totaled around1.96 million units, reporting a decrease of 19.9% over the same period last year.

According to the Enterprise Innovation, HP remained the top brand with a market share of 21.3%, up by 3% compared to the last quarter in 2012. However, second placer Dell, grew its market share from 11.2% in 2012 to 18.6% in 2013, mainly due to the strong notebook sales, which it said increased 49% year over year.

The principal research analyst at Gartner Vishal Tripathi said that consumers accounted for 49% of total PC sales in the fourth quarter of 2013.