Nowadays, it seems like almost everyone’s got his own iPad. Even if some of them don’t, they are planning to. iPad has made flat computers so popular, that our old friend Windows PC was strongly affected in many ways. This chart reveals the developing situation of Windows PC market since iPad was first introduced to the world.
iPad first came out in the second quarter of 2010, just three months later the shipment growth rate of Windows PC went all the way down. In the early months of 2011, there was even negative growth. Later that year the shipment picked up a little, however, since the second quarter of 2012, it dropped year-on-year for six quarters in a row. So it’s quite obvious that Windows PC can’t seem to revive in a short term.
According to the forecast report that Gartner just released, which was about shipments of PC all around the world, in the third quarter this year, there will be 80,280 thousands PC delivered on a global scale, which falls 8.6 percent year-on-year. Lenovo, HP, Dell has taken over the top three in shipments, and all of them maintain a little growth.
Apple is about to announce iPad 5 and retina iPad mini on Tuesday, October 22. Just when all the Apple lovers think they already have the best iPad and they’re satisfied, the next better, thinner and faster one will be out within moments. iPad 5 seems to be on display in a series of high-resolution pictures leaked online. According to the photos, the new iPad also comes in space gray, which is one of the iPhone 5s colors. It seems that the tablet’s thinner design is quite like iPad mini. The Retina mini may be announced but will not ship on the same schedule. We shall know if these pictures are real later this month when Apple holds its announcement event.
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