Abstract
This 2008 user segment study looks at the printer market through five end-user
environments. The information contained in the study relates to user segment
shares and forecasts for the printer market in Western Europe and is based on
the latest 2007 printer forecast from published printer studies. The segments
covered are home, businesses with under 10 employees, 10-99 employees, 100-499
employees, 500 or more employees, and government/education. The information is
provided for all classes of printer from desktop through to high speed. All
information is provided for 16 countries in Western Europe: Germany, France,
the U.K., Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Finland,
Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Ireland.
"In terms of unit activity, the professional market offers the largest market
opportunity throughout the forecast period. More than half of all printers will
be sold to the business environment," said Julio Vial, quarterly research
manager with IDC' s Printers group.
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