Thursday, January 30, 2014

iPad remains the market leader, but for how long? - One More Thing

research firm IDC yesterday published new figures on the tablet sales during the last quarter of 2013. The table in which the tablets sold by brand comparison shows that Apple’s 33.8% remains the frontrunner in the tablet market. The largest competitor is Samsung with 18.8%.

tablets with a total of 217.1 million sold in the year 2013, there remains a large increase in sales. Nonetheless take compared to previous years, this elevation. The enormous growth rates were previously listed are no longer an issue. Manufacturers Samsung and Lenovo saw their market share rise compared to the fourth quarter of 2012, while the company from Cupertino had to hand.

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Tablet Sales during the fourth quarter of 2013 – Source: IDC Worldwide Tablet Tracker

Apple saw its market share rise compared to the third quarter of 2013, where she then continued stabbing at 29.8%. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2012, Apple has, however, less well. Where iPad -maker in the festival months of 2012 had a market share of 38.2%, appeared as written earlier, the market share to be 33.8%.

cheaper tablets from other manufacturers were so popular gifts during the festive months of 2013. However, Apple could announce an increase in our sales of the iPad. During the conference call three days ago, Consumers were there all right, but more often chose a tablet from another manufacturer. So it seems that Apple leaves behind what is now filled by manufacturers like Samsung and Lenovo. A piece of market share It is time that Apple is going to release a budget tablet?

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