IDC: Worldwide tablet market continues to decline
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Do we officially live in a post-tablet world yet? IDC reports that tablet sales worldwide declined for the third straight quarter, continuing a trend that started at the end of 2014. In the second quarter of 2015, IDC estimated global tablet sales at 44.7 million units, down 7% from 48 million from the same period last year.
IDC research director for tablets Jean Philippe Bouchard blames several factors. "Longer life cycles, increased competition from other categories such as larger smartphones, combined with the fact that end users can install the latest operating systems on ...