Notebook demand not strong as expected in 2H15, overall shipments to drop on year in 2015

Notebook demand not strong as expected in 2H15, overall shipments to drop on year in 2015: Notebook demand may not see as strong growth in the second half as originally expected and overall shipments are expected to decline to 160 million units in 2015, down 5% on year with some conservative players even forecasting the number to reach only 150 million units, down a double-digit percentage on year, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.