2014 may be the year when tablets muscle into dominance in the computer marketplace. Next year, tablets will account for almost 50 percent of total client personal computer shipments globally, according to estimates by Canalys. Desktops, notebooks and tablets having a diagonal screen size of at least 7 inches are categorized as PCs. A 50 percent market share for tablets will equate to around 285 million units shipped in 2014. By 2017, that figure will soar to 396 million devices, the firm predicted.
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2014: It's a Tablet, Tablet, Tablet, Tablet World
Posted by: Kris Holt December 2, 2013 05:00 AM2014 may be the year when tablets muscle into dominance in the computer marketplace. Next year, tablets will account for almost 50 percent of total client personal computer shipments globally, according to estimates by Canalys. Desktops, notebooks and tablets having a diagonal screen size of at least 7 inches are categorized as PCs. A 50 percent market share for tablets will equate to around 285 million units shipped in 2014. By 2017, that figure will soar to 396 million devices, the firm predicted.