Tablets 'will overtake PCs' in 2015

[maureenho]

Tablets 'will overtake PCs' in 2015
Worldwide tablet shipments continue to grow and are projected to overtake PCs next year
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Sony's Xperia Z tablet Photo: Bloomberg

By Sophie Curtis

1:23PM BST 07 Jul 2014

Tablet computers have been growing in popularity ever since the launch of Apple's iPad in 2010, and now the number of tablets shipped worldwide is set to overtake the number of PCs for the first time.

Analysts predict that, in 2015, 321 million tablets and will ship worldwide, up from 256 million in 2014. By contrast, 317 million PCs (including desktops, notebooks and 'ultramobile' devices) will ship in 2015, down from 308 million in 2014


Despite this shift, analyst firm Gartner believes that there will be “a relative revival” of the PC market in 2014, driven by business upgrades from Windows XP and the general business replacement cycle.

"After declining 9.5 percent in 2013, the global PC market is on pace to contract only 2.9 percent in 2014," explained Ranjit Atwal, research director at Gartner.
Sales of tablets will see a "relative slowdown" in 2014, with lower demand from users for tablets with smaller screens. In particular, the shift towards 'phablets' in South-East Asia is slowing global tablet penetration.

"The next wave of adoption will be driven by lower price points rather than superior functionality," said Atwal.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10951105/Tablets-will-overtake-PCs-in-2015.html

[annie]

My son loves his ipad & would not go back to his laptop, however, If I could only have one or the other, it would definitely be the laptop, I find the ipad frustrating. I suppose it is what you get used to .  If I got another tablet, it would be windows or android not apple

[Misspears]

I like both