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Gartner IHS


Tablet devices are here to stay


Although making a significant impact on the technology industry, the tablet market in 2011 is still in its relative infancy. The ‘newness’ of these devices has prompted some detractors to label the tablet boom a passing fad, however forecasts from industry analysts predict year-on-year growth of the tablet device, with the iPad and its follow-up devices maintaining their position as industry leaders.


Tablet Sales Predictions 2010 - 2015


As the graph illustrates, both Gartner and IHS have predicted a similar trajectory for the tablet industry, with huge yearly increases leading to approximately 300 million worldwide tablet sales recorded by 2015.


During this time, several notable milestones have been predicted for the industry. Research by Social Cast predicts that in 2012, more tablets will sell per year than notebook laptops, and that by 2014 one in five US consumers will own a tablet PC (currently 8 per cent of Americans own a device).


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Device Sales (Millions)


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