Tablet PC sales 17 million units last year, exceeding the 2014 total of 200 million

According to foreign media reports, according to Massachusetts-based management consulting firm PRTM recently released the latest report shows that tablet PC sales worldwide in 2010 reached 17 million units, the company also expects to report 2014, the cumulative global sales of Tablet PC more than 2 million units.



CEO Steve Jobs at Apple during the leave of absence due to illness, has been run by Apple Chief Operating Officer (COO) Tim Cook is responsible for the daily operations of the company's work. Cook told the U.S. investment research firm Sanford C. Bernstein analyst said that despite the 2010 global sales of personal computers a staggering 3.5 million units, but the Tablet PC market, the world will eventually be more than the PC market.

Analyst report reveals Apple's strategy



Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Kyrgyzstan (Toni Sacconaghi) describes in a report last week with his Tim Cook, Apple's, CFO Peter Oppenheimer (Peter Oppenheimer), vice president of network services and Eddie library Iraq (Eddy Cue) to meet the situation, saying that more senior executives predicted a very confident tone, Apple focused on doing the "right thing", particularly the expansion of the market and use iPhone's explosive demand for tablet PCs.



Sacconaghi said in a report, if Cook's prediction come true, it would be for Apple to bring a separate 60 billion to 100 billion U.S. dollars in sales. Cook also said it expects the Tablet PC in the field of competition, all the PC manufacturers and smart phone manufacturers will be involved. But Cook added that Apple has a strong lead, and there are exciting new products are in research and development.



Sacconaghi also disclosed in the report, Ku Keti to the iPhone is Apple's development foundation, and that expanded iPhone sales of other Apple products, especially in emerging markets. Cook reiterated that Apple may lower prices for product development to expand the iPhone market ideas. Cook said Apple does not want to provide products for the rich only, Apple will not give up any market.



Oppenheimer said that Apple will give priority to expand the operator partners. Apple currently only 175 operators, partners, and RIM will have 550. Last week, South Korean SK Telecom and Apple to achieve cooperation.



Apple's fiscal 2010 total revenues of 65.2 billion U.S. dollars. Sacconaghi in the report did not specify when that Apple iPad bring 60 billion or even 100 billion U.S. dollars in sales.



Competitors have been offering flat-panel computer products



On Monday, Motorola said, Verizon Tablet PC Edition Xoom good momentum in sales, the company plans during the year will be extended to other U.S. Xoom mobile operators sales network. Since listing, Xoom much praise industry analysts, the U.S. Bloomberg News columnist Rich Jarraud Slovenia Ostrovsky (Rich Jaroslovsky) put Xoom call "to a higher and lower iPad" Tablet PC product.



Samsung in January 27 that its Galaxy Tab Tablet PC shipments have exceeded 200 million units. The RIM also plans to release its first Tablet PC during the product PlayBook.



As of the end of December last year, the first generation of Apple iPad cumulative sales reached 14.8 million units, Apple has brought 96 billion dollars in sales revenue. According to a report Sanford C. Bernstein, estimated in the fiscal year for Apple iPad will be able to bring up to 16.3 billion U.S. dollars in sales. And despite the listing of more than three years, but as Apple's iPhone is the best-selling products over the last year until the sales threshold.



Apple will continue to dominate the tablet PC market



According to investment firm Rodman & Renshaw In.c. analyst (Ashok Kumar) statistical report writing, Apple iPad tablet PC market worldwide occupy about 90% market share. Even if the other PC and mobile phone manufacturers have entered the market, but Apple will still be expected Kuchma to hold at least two-thirds of the market.



Kumar said: "From speaking to some extent, iPad tablet PC market is a sign, and Tablet PC market development is inseparable from iPad."



Jobs are able to attend will be held on 2 March local time, the product launch is no clear message. Apple spokesman Steve Dowling (Steve Dowling) declined to comment on the matter.



Yesterday, in regular Nasdaq trading, Apple shares fell $ 3.90 to settle at $ 349.31 per share. During the year the company's share price has risen by 8.3%.



U.S. financial consulting firm Broadpoint AmTech analyst Brian Marshall (Brian Marshall) yesterday told Bloomberg interview that the United States, iPad 2 sales are likely to go beyond the first generation iPad. Apple iPad first listed on the first day of the creation of more than 30 million units sold worldwide, and in the first 28 days the listing has sold 100 million units