Due to declining demand for tablet PCs worldwide, ASUS predicts that this year it is unlikely to increase the sales volume of these devices in 2016. ASUS main task in this market will be to maintain profitability and preservation at 2015 sales volumes.
So, in 2015 ASUS sold 5.9 million tablets. According to the current forecast this year will be shipped 5-6 million units. Tellingly, ASUS expects growth in demand for laptops and increase the volume of their deliveries to 20 million units.
The negative dynamics of the market makes the tablet manufacturers pay more attention to the production of hybrid devices. Many of the Chinese manufacturers were forced to leave the market after Intel refused to provide subsidies for its processors.