Market researcher Canalys expects that the tabletverkoop next year is good for 50 percent of the global sales of computers, including the bureau, so even tablets can bring. This would tablets sell better than all the laptops and desktops are added together.
According to Canalys had tablets in the third quarter of this year, with a market share of 40 percent, but in 2014, it will tabletverkoop the limit of 50 percent to pass, expect the market researcher. There are a total of 285 million tablets in 2014 sold, predicts Canalys, on the basis of the current trends, while that number in 2017 would grow to almost 400 million. Android would be the dominant operating system with a share of 65 percent of the tablets sold.
The market researcher claims that the tablet market provisionally by Apple and Samsung dominated and will continue to be, although the market share of both companies are still shrinking. In particular, the further growth of tablets in the budget plays a role. Also considers Canalys, Apple especially in the market for laptops and desktops market share will lose because the company purposefully maintains a relatively high margins on its products.
The market analyst predicts that Microsoft’s share of the tablet market will see growth of 2 percent in 2012 to 5 percent next year. Among other things, the acquisition of Nokia by the software giant to help, but Canalys suggests that Microsoft still needs to focus on the development of apps and other services and products to be better integrated in tabletaanbod.