Tablet Shipments to Top Laptops for The First Time Ever

[zakislam]

Tablet shipments in North America set to exceed laptops for the first time during 2012's fourth quarter.

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[kog91]

and people wonder why Microsoft made tablets the focus of Windows 8. Sure the Surface RT is pretty shaky, but they definitely know which way the wind is blowing.

Here's hoping the Thinkpad Tablet 2 gets good reviews! Love having a stylus!!

 

[halcyon]

The draw of tablets is undeniable. ...and they're just getting better and better.

 

[freggo]

There is also a certain market saturation on laptops. By now everyone who needs a laptop has one and there is not much reason to replace or upgrade a laptop as long as it works.
So naturally the sales on laptops will level off while the new toy on the block will catch up.

 

[kog91]

[citation][nom]freggo[/nom]There is also a certain market saturation on laptops. By now everyone who needs a laptop has one and there is not much reason to replace or upgrade a laptop as long as it works.So naturally the sales on laptops will level off while the new toy on the block will catch up.[/citation]

Not to mention for the consumer sector: desktop sales < laptop sales < tablet sales.

We are seeing the same trend as when laptops became popular and more powerful. As we became more able to work and play on our laptops, the draw of desktops significantly dropped. Especially with how powerful these laptops can be nowadays! I mean you can buy machines for < 1000$ that can handle the demands of the original Crysis at medium or better.

Outside of business and government, desktops are becoming more of an enthusiast market than a consumer market.

I fully expect that as tablets get more powerful, that laptops will see an even greater decline. This is compounded by the keyboard and desktop docks for tablets these days. Portability of a tablet on the go, functionality of a laptop/desktop when docked.

The logical next phase is the evolution of devices like the Asus PadPhone. The tablet then just becomes a dock for the smartphone that enables greater usability on the go. Other docks can then be used for desktop and laptop capabilities.

 

[Guest]

Those cheaply tablets lousy parents give to their kids, yes, but not the good quality tablet sales.

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]freggo[/nom]By now everyone who needs a laptop has one and there is not much reason to replace or upgrade a laptop as long as it works[/citation]
Exactly! I had a laptop die from old age recently, 8 1/2 years old and finally popped it's cloggs, I will be replacing it with a Surface Pro so it can do all the same laptop stuff but be a tablet too
...
Am I worried about performance? Gaming? No, that's what my desktop is for

 

[Guest]

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[alidan]

[citation][nom]kog91[/nom]and people wonder why Microsoft made tablets the focus of Windows 8. Sure the Surface RT is pretty shaky, but they definitely know which way the wind is blowing. Here's hoping the Thinkpad Tablet 2 gets good reviews! Love having a stylus!![/citation]

yea build the tablet crap into all os areas, and not just limit it to when its on a tablet.

that is the design part i question, them going after tablets i cna never fault them for.

 

[husker]

For the first time "ever"? Hardly enough history of the tablet device to use language that makes it sound so dramatic. That is like saying I read this article for the first time ever!

 

[g00fysmiley]

everybody just wants thier own appstore and their own closed system where you only get to buy programs through them... ironicall imitating apple which is losing market share for that very reason.