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发帖数: 1034 | 1 May 05, 2014 -- By MikeR
Say What Tablet Shipments Begin to Tumble Globally 300x210 Say What? Tablet
Shipments Begin to Tumble GloballyWorldwide tablet plus 2-in-1 shipments
slipped to 50.4 million units in the first calendar quarter of 2014
according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC)
Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker.
Data provided to MMW shows that the total represents a sequential decline of
35.7% from the high-volume holiday quarter and just 3.9% growth over the
same period a year ago.
IDC explains that the slowdown was “felt across operating systems and
screen sizes” and likely points to an even more challenging year ahead for
the category.
That’s no good, say analysts. And we can point a finger of blame at larger-
screen smartphones.
“The rise of large-screen phones and consumers who are holding on to their
existing tablets for ever longer periods of time were both contributing
factors to a weaker-than-anticipated quarter for tablets and 2-in-1s,” says
Tom Mainelli, IDC Program Vice President. “In addition, commercial growth
has not been robust enough to offset the slowing of consumer shipments.” |
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