An interesting piece of information from NPD DisplaySearch's latest Quarterly Mobile PC Shipment and Forecast Report shows that tablets actually saw a decline year-over-year in the Q1 2014, marking the first time the industry has seen a YoY decline.
56 million tablets were shipped for the quarter, and as a result, NPD dropped their annual forecast to 285 million from 315 million, a rather ... [ read the full article ]
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The 7" tablet is almost obsolete as the smart phone size nears 6". However, personally I would never purchase a tablet over 10". 12 is like having a small laptop. We sell a 14" tablet. At some point it is just too much of an inconvenience.
I think many feel people are just going to swap out tablet every year or every other. For my family, it is a easy internet browser, I don't need the latest and the greatest. It gets to show my wife's proof sets to customers, when needed, and it provides entertainment for my kid. All is good.
I think tablets are going to cannibalize pc sales and people will by tablets like they buy PCs. JMHO.
Wasn't it this time last year that everyone was raising their forecast for 2013.... Due to higher sales figures. Well, higher sales growth last year has obviously contributed to lower sales figures this year. Over saturation.
And I would actually buy a 7in tablet over a 6in phone any day. My iphone 5 fits nicely in my pocket. I couldn't imagine trying to fit phablet in my pocket.
