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Tablet market will top $35bn by 2012, say analysts
Posted on February 28th, 2011 2 comments
Market analysts, JP Morgan have predicted that the tablet market will be worth $35.2bn by the end of 2012.As if there wasn’t enough speculation into the demise of the netbook already, the research also identified netbook and notebook PC devices as the major fall guys of the tablet’s continuing success story.
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Experts warn about Microsoft’s Windows strategy
Posted on February 22nd, 2011 1 comment
Analysts have raised concerns that Microsoft’s determination to push Windows for tablet devices could hold them back in the tablet market.
These concerns have been voiced days after news that Windows 8 tablet devices were likely to be released by the third quarter of 2011, a move that has seen some accuse Microsoft of not acting quickly enough.
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Consumer concern over Motorola Xoom pricing plays into Apple’s hands
Posted on February 8th, 2011 2 comments
Motorola have suffered a setback as they prepare to do battle with Apple’s iPad devices in the marketplace: consumers think the Xoom tablet is just too expensive.The Xoom – due to be the first tablet to run Google’s Android Honeycomb OS – has had a $799 price tag slapped on it by US carriers Verizon Wireless and vendors Best Buy, in a move that could backfire for Motorola.
