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iPad Starts To Slip While Microsoft Gains In Tablet Market
Global sales of tablet computers will see only a slim growth in 2015, in a further cooling of a segment that was red-hot two years ago, a market tracker stated.
IDC said it expects tablet sales growth of just 2.1% this year, after an increase of 4.4% in 2014 and more than 50% in 2013. Tablets appeared to be on a tear two years earlier, but the market is being eroded by use of large-screen smartphones or "phablets" as well as slimmed-down laptop computers.
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IDC said it expects "low but positive growth" for the market, with increased focus in the business sector and some gains for Microsoft Windows in the tablet market.
"Despite the growing popularity of phablets, there still remains a portion of the market that wants to use a larger device so they can tailor their experience to the appropriate screen size," said IDC analyst Jitesh Ubrani.
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The Google Android system is expected to retain around 67% of the market this year, with its share slipping a bit to 62.9% by 2019, IDC said. Apple's iOS platform used on the iPad is forecast to see a slight market erosion but still account for around one of every four tablets sold through 2019, according to IDC.
Windows meanwhile will likely see its share grow from 5.1% in 2014 to 14.1% in 2019, according to IDC.
"Microsoft is doing a lot of good things right now and we believe the launch of Windows 10 later this year will not only have a significant impact on Microsoft's share of the market, but on the industry as a whole," said Jean Philippe Bouchard, IDC's head of tablet research.
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