Worldwide tablet shipments fall for the first time since 2010
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- Jarret
- 25G
- 02 Nov 2015
iPads are not reliable for today's life due to come the bigger iPhone - iPhone6 Plus. Hahahaha,.....
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- AdamBoy64
- Fv4
- 05 Feb 2015
Tablets are on the way out, no doubt about it.
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- AnonD-340922
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- 03 Feb 2015
Anonymous, 03 Feb 2015That's so sad. Unlike smartphones tablets are a revolutiona... moreever heard of reading an actual physical book? Also I've never seen or heard of anyone reading a book on a laptop...
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- Chuck007
- TLI
- 03 Feb 2015
Three reasons why this is happening:
1) Nobody with an iPad 4 will consider buying a new tablet in two years.
2) People finally realise Gaming, video playback, content creation/editing, and reading are better off on other platforms and/or mediums.
3) Phablets are getting big enough 5o be a tablet substitute (not everyone mind cause I'd rather surf the web on my iPad).
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- AnonD-216585
- g5f
- 03 Feb 2015
future are ar glasses with 5000ppi. u get augmented theater view, trend is bigger screen from my view, not big device, material cost money.
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- nexus 5
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- 03 Feb 2015
of course they do. buying a s800 with 2gb of ram tablet, will last you at least 3 years...
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- AnonD-171579
- 0Ja
- 03 Feb 2015
I'm guessing phablets aren't counted in this?
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- AdamBoy64
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- 03 Feb 2015
Anonymous, 03 Feb 2015That's so sad. Unlike smartphones tablets are a revolutiona... moreNot sure how you can correlate people not using tablets and being unintelligent, that's a bit much.
I think tablets have become less necessary as ultrabooks, and laptops with detachable screens entered the scene. I see these devices as the evolution of the tablet.
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- nemesh73
- IaM
- 03 Feb 2015
Anonymous, 03 Feb 2015That's so sad. Unlike smartphones tablets are a revolutiona... morewell seiing how smartphones get bigger every day the tablet is more or less bekoming useless
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- Anonymous
- 0Tv
- 03 Feb 2015
That's so sad. Unlike smartphones tablets are a revolutionary device. Not as bulky as laptops , not as useless for reading as smartphones. It was one of the best devices to get people reading. But as Steve Jobs called it "people don't read".
No wonder tablets are suffering they're the tool of the intelligentsia and most people are not very intelligent. They rather take a bulky laptop to read in bed, or worse yet read on their smartphones. The comments on this thread is typical of how technology is consumed (frivolously).
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- AnonD-315435
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- 03 Feb 2015
A new era, 03 Feb 2015Thats what Apple does best. As steve says: "people don... moreYou mean Steve knows everything?
If he really knows he would have make cheap devices for middle & poor people.
Zuckerberg is better than him facebook for everyone. Facebook app is available in below 15 dollars phone. I saw some people using it & I too used when my smartphone was damaged.
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- Anonymous
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- 03 Feb 2015
Anonymous, 03 Feb 2015Tablets have a much longer usage life than smartphones. Mos... moreBut the rise might be lower and lower cos some people find out they don't really need it and some finally bought a big screen iPhone and don't see the need for it anymore.
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- Anonymous
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- 03 Feb 2015
People do not change their tablet as often as phone & the phablet become bigger & bigger in screen size, eg i had a Mega 6.3 which can be both phone & tablet, why would i need another 7" tablet?
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- dPN
- 03 Feb 2015
Hopefully people start realizing they are wasting their time tapping on stupid tablets and get to spend more time in fresh air.
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- Eske Rahn
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- 03 Feb 2015
Anonymous, 03 Feb 2015Good. People are finally getting how useless those gadgets are.Every fashion have its time...
But for toddlers they are perfect for simple games or pacifying films during a drive.
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- Tom
- mNj
- 03 Feb 2015
People finally understood tablets are nothing more than toys. And if you intend to do real work you need real computer (laptop/PC).
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- dukaki
- 0Zq
- 03 Feb 2015
Anonymous, 03 Feb 2015Good. People are finally getting how useless those gadgets are.More like people dont need to change tablet every so often. Ipad 2 for instance runs ios 8 atm and can do web browsing/messeging/light gaming as good as the ipad air 2. My asus nexus 7 2012 with 3g runs lollipop and is plenty fast (after using f2fs) so I dont see a reason to upgrade it. Unless they put more features instead of doing spec upgrades its going to be this way.
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- A new era
- PGX
- 03 Feb 2015
DXyuyu, 03 Feb 2015Since the first tablet ever announced and still going until... moreThats what Apple does best. As steve says: "people don't know what they want"
When iPad first come out, its joked as a giant iPod. But in the end, a market segment opens and tons of companies realise this, and the rise of tablets begin.
Now, tablets stabilised. Anyone who miss that chance is know regretting.
Now its the rise of smart watches. Mark my words, better jump on the new bandwagon before its too late.
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- Anonymous
- nC6
- 03 Feb 2015
Tablets have a much longer usage life than smartphones. Most people don't buy a tablet on a yearly basis, so it's not really surprising.
Sales reached market saturation point, so shipments have plateaued or fallen. It will rise and fall again in waves.
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- Anonymous
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- 03 Feb 2015
AnonD-191847, 03 Feb 2015Of course they fell. This was just a moment thing, everybod... moreOr they still use them but find no need to get a new one. Saturation.