U. S. tablet shipments soar during holidays, threaten to surpass PCs
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook’s prediction that tablets would one day outsell personal computers appears to be coming true. Holiday season shipments of tablet computers touched a record 52. 5 million, up 75 percent from a year ago, as consumers snapped up a wide range of the touch-enabled mobile devices and lower priced offerings, according to International Data Corp (IDC), which tracks both markets. Growth of the tablet market handily outpaced that of personal computers, with PC shipments sliding 6. 4 percent to 89. 8 million in the October-December period. . . .
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