Sales of Android devices increased in 2014 by about 100% compared to 2012. In that year, more than 500 million Android devices shipped in 2014, that number more than one billion. According to research from Gartner.
all shipped in 2013 devices (PCs, tablets and smartphones), 37% runs on the Android operating system. In 2012 it was ‘only’ 23%. Where the rise of Windows devices in 2014 remains minimal (and even decreases this year), Apple takes just nice increasing in number, from 200 million in 2012 to over 350 million in 2014
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While the market for tablets and smartphones continues to rise, the market for PCs with a 10% decline, Gartner thinks. This figure is by Gartner be nuanced: when ‘ultra mobile’ PCs, such as laptops which are also seen as tablet function as a PC, however, the decline 7%
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Although the market for tablets and smartphones will continue to grow, is somewhat to stand this pressure: as more consumers opt for cheaper phones and tablets and is less likely to purchase a new device
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[Via: PCM]
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