Category: Market

Historical coverage of the PC and Apple tech market by Charles W. Moore. 2004-2017.

Worldwide Tablet Shipments Expected to Decline -8.0% in 2015 While 2-in-1 Devices Grow 86.5% – IDC

Does Apple badly need a touchscreen convertible/hybrid laptop MacBook? Yes, judging from a new market forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, which projects that tablet shipments, inclusive of 2-in-1 devices, are expected to decline -8.0 percent in 2015, representing a notable slowdown from IDC’s previous forecast of -3.8 percent. Shipments are now expected to reach 212 million with the vast […]