http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22381037
Tablet sales soar as Blackberry boss predicts market's death
Tablet computer shipments soared in the first quarter of 2013, growing by 142.4% compared with the same period in 2012, according to analysts IDC.
Figures suggested more tablets were shipped from January to March 2013 than in the entire first half of 2012.
Apple remains the biggest brand in the market with a 39.6% share.
The figures come just days after Blackberry boss Thorsten Heins predicted tablets would be dead by 2018.
In an interview with Bloomberg, the chief executive said: "In five years I don't think there'll be a reason to have a tablet any more.
"Maybe a big screen in your workspace, but not a tablet as such. Tablets themselves are not a good business model."
According to IDC, there were 49.2 million tablets shipped in January, February and March.
Apple's iPad range accounted for 19.5 million of those devices.
While that was nearly 8 million more tablets than for the same period last year, it still meant that the US firm no longer dominated the market with the 58% share it used have.
"Sustained demand for the iPad Mini and increasingly strong commercial shipments led to a better-than expected first quarter for Apple," said IDC's Tom Mainelli.
"In addition, by moving the iPad launch to the fourth quarter of 2012, Apple seems to have avoided the typical first-quarter slowdown that traditionally occurred when consumers held off buying in January and February in anticipation of a new product launch in March."
Other analysts have noted that many newer tablets - particularly 7in (18cm) models - were selling at almost cost price, leading to minimal profits despite the boom in units shipped.
Samsung proved the second most popular vendor with 8.8 million tablets shipped and a 17.9% market share, according to IDC.
２０１２から2013で１４２％もの成長をしているタブレット。
首位は、アップルで約4割。
正直、このiPadの数位jはすごい。
だが、この人の予測だと2018年にタブレット需要が止まるらしい。
乗り遅れたのでもう無理、市場がそうあって欲しいという風にも聞こえる。
にほんブログ村
ｚ１０の寿命も1年、次を開発しないと本当に取り残されるだろう。
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