Several speculations and claims by analysts indicate that Apple this year will present iPad Pro. Za samozrejmosť ho začína brať aj firma IDC, ktorá ho už zarátala do svojej novej predpovede na rok 2015. Spoločnosť sa v správe zamerala na predaje tabletov počas celého kalendárneho roku a očakáva, že do 31.12. bude vo svete predaných 212 miliónov tabletov, pričom toto číslo predstavuje len samotné tablety typu iPad alebo Galaxy Tab. Bude to znamenať rekordný medziročný pokles, pričom budeme vidieť upadajúci záujem nielen o iPad, ale aj o tablety s Androidom, ktoré sú častokrát lacnejšie. IDC však očakáva nárast popularity hybridných zariadení typu Surface alebo iPad Pro, which should also be very close to a hybrid, due to the deeper connection with the keyboard and stylus.
IDC research director Philippe Bouchard expects 2-in-1 hybrids to play a very important role in the future, even if they've had a slow start. It maintains great popularity in this area Microsoft Surface, which offers a full-fledged Windows 10 and IDC believes that by the end of this year we will see several new hybrids that will contain Intel Skylake chips. Likewise, IDC sees potential in the 12-inch iPad, which, according to speculation, could offer an additional keyboard that works as a Smart Cover at the same time. By the end of the year, an 86,5% increase in the popularity of hybrids is expected, representing 14,7 million devices sold by the end of this year. Along with 10″ tablets, they have an 18,6% market share today, and IDC believes it will reach nearly 2019% by 40.
Android by mal klesnúť o 10%, vďaka čomu bude mať 66% podiel a 139,8 miliónov zariadení. iOS should sell 54 million devices and thus gain a 25,5% market share, representing a year-on-year decrease of 14,9%. Other tablets should fall by 15,8%, while the platform Windows will see a year-on-year increase of 59,5%. However, in real terms this means 8,4% market share and 17,7 million devices.
*Source: 9to5mac
