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IDC analysts increased yesterday forecast about supply this year of tablets by about 20 million.
The preliminary forecast for the current year made 172.4 million to focus on tablet computers. Surge of interest in devices with small diagonal increase supplies to 190.9 million units a year. Based on these figures it is expected that in the period from 2013 to 2016 the average annual growth of tablet supply will be 11% or 350 million tablets in late 2017. It turns out, 7-8-inch tablet are more convenient for everyday tasks than in the case of devices with larger screen diagonal . Accordingly, manufacturers will adapt to this trend, and will strongly compete in this segment.
In addition to information about the expected growth of small tablet popularity , IDC predict change in market shares of major mobile operating systems. Thus, in 2013 will peak presence in the market Google Android, which will take share at 48.8% (previous forecast - share at 41.5%). IOS share in 2012 was equal to 51%. In 2013 it will be reduced to 46%.
The Operating system Windows from Microsoft will increase its market share. The specialists do not believe in Windows RT, which in the reviewed period will not take over the market share of 3%. According to IDC, Microsoft company made a mistake when presented another operating system - one for the processor with ARM architecture , and another - for x86-compatible processors. In the future, Microsoft may (should) focus on one direction and pull it to the max.
Finally, analysts talked about the possible behavior of the market of specialized devices for reading electronic books. Peak of e-books supply came in 2011, when it sold 26.4 million units. Last year, sales in this segment decreased to 18.2 million e-books. In 2013 and 2014, sales of books will grow , but in 2015, this market will steadily decline until eventually disappearing. Related Products :
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