We know that tablets are coming to market full force this year and how much of the market they are going to occupy is still a mystery to most of use. Luckily the good folks at Gartner have polished their crystal ball and forecast that tablets will replace 10 percent of worldwide PC sales by 2014. Gartner also projected that the average PC lifecycle will increase as individuals adopt mobile devices into their everyday computing activities, especially for light duty.
The research company reduced its worldwide projected figures of PC sales due to the strong sales of desktop alternatives by the average consumer. “PC market growth will be impacted by devices that enable better on-the-go content consumption such as media tablets and next-generation smartphones,” said Raphael Vasquez, a Gartner research analyst, in a statement released to coincide with the report. “These devices will be increasing embraced as complements if not substitutes for PCs where voice and light data consumption are desired.”
The study directly pointed to the success of the iPad and reported that many home users are opting for tablets instead of replacing or upgrading personal computers. It projected that tablets should replace 10 percent of PC sales by 2014. It is interesting to note that the rest of the article points out that over all numbers the numbers were below their predictions for this year. Tablets haven’t even really hit the market and already they are having a notable impact.
source: netbooknews.com/
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