Consolidation

In September, HP Inc. unveiled a deal to acquire Samsung's printer business for $1.05 billion. The acquisition is expected to close by the fall of 2017 -- and there could be more combinations to come in the printer space as the industry continues going through such major changes.  "I wouldn't be surprised to see more consolidation," IDC's Kmetz said. "I don't think it's going to be widespread, but we could see more of that shrinking of the number of providers in the market."