Thursday, January 2, 2014

2013: The iPad won, lost the MacBook - One More Thing

again last year was marked by financial instability and uncertain market prices. As the end of the year approaches, the sales figures for 2013 are known. Where iPad again dominated the tablet market, the MacBook had to make way for the Chromebook.

This conclusion can be published according to new figures from the NPD Group. drawn The NPD Group bases its figures on their own “Distributor Track and Commercial Reseller Tracking Service.”. Which assesses the sales through the U.S. sales. Despite the first place of the iPad, Apple has generally to hand over the competition. The rule cheaper Android tablets and the upcoming Chromebooks were a serious threat in 2013 for the company from Cupertino.

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Sales of computers and tablets via U.S. sales (default config.) – Source

Despite the increase of 1.4% in sales of Windows tablets, the biggest loser 2013 Microsoft shows a reduction of 8.8% in laptop sales. The biggest winner is the Chromebook, with a rise of 9.4%. Apple has 0.8% to hand sales on the laptop, and use this only 1.8%. The number of iPads sold decreased by 1.3%, but remains, as mentioned above, the tablet market dominating.

Apple is certainly not out of the fight unscathed. The purchase of the expensive MacBook appears to be whether there is chosen a cheaper laptop from third parties postponed. Came the unexpected losses and this is due to Apple’s products or competitors getting better? Do you have an answer to these questions, then place it under this section.

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