Category: Market

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

Lower-Priced Products Such As Apple’s $329 iPad Slow Tablet Market Decline In Second Quarter; Relief Likely Temporary – IDC

The tablet market’s downward spiral continued in 2017’s second quarter (2Q17), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Despite notable product launches like the new lower-priced iPad and products from other top-tier vendors, worldwide shipments for tablets declined 3.4% year over year in 2Q17, reaching 37.9 million. Once touted as the market’s savior, detachable tablet sales also declined […]