According to Taiwan's MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), an ICT industry research institute based in Taipei, the relatively lackluster performance of the industry is mainly attributed to the rise of Chinese vendors. LCFC, a joint venture of Lenovo and Compal, has been able to ramp up its capacity in the first half of 2013 after launching mass production at the end of 2012. Jane Yeh, Senior Industry Analyst, Information System, MIC says "Lenovo has gradually increased the share of in-house production and reduced its outsourcing orders to contract manufacturers, thereby leading to a decline in shipment share of the Taiwanese notebook PCs on the global stage."

"Despite a diminishing share of netbook PCs in the industry, demands for low-cost notebook PCs remain constant", noted, Jane Yeh, Senior Industry Analyst, Information System, MIC. "With the need of technological education burgeoning around the world, an increasing number of schools are purchasing low-cost notebook PCs for students, thereby upholding the shipment share of products like Classmate PC and Chromebook." As shipments of new products were rather modest, low-cost products saw a substantial increase in shipment share. Coupled with the decline in the industry's shipment volume, shipment value of the Greater China notebook PC industry slid 2.6% sequentially and 17.2% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2013.

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