According to IDC, Q3 global tablet computer sales is 18.1 million, 23.9% more than Q2, 264.5% more than Q3/2010. But IDC former expectation was 19.2 million in the third quarter, suggesting the Tablet market is expected to be weaker than the IDC. Several companies in the Tablet market performance is quite good, and Apple is one of the most outstanding. According to IDC said in the third quarter, Apple sold more than 11.1 million iPad, market share is 61.5%; three stars with 5.6% market share in the second place.
It was slightly surprising is that HP sold 903,000 tablet computers in the third quarter, the market share for 5%, came in third place. Because of weak sales, HP’s decision to abandon its TouchPad tablet, and cut its price to $ 99 to clear inventory.
IDC released earlier reported that global Tablet sales to 13.6 million in the second quarter, an increase of 303.8%. Second quarter, Apple’s share of the global tablet on the market for 68.3%.
Apple market share in the downward trend will continue. Given the success of Amazon Kindle Fire released last month, IDC expects Android tablets on the market share in the fourth quarter to reach 40.3%, Apple iPad’s market share fell to 59%, both in the tablet computer market share as high as 99.3%.
IDC analyst Tom Mainelli said in a statement, Amazon and Barnes&Noble will change the Tablet market, their success helped prove that Apple iPad Tablet are favored by consumers, “in other words, I expect that is among the top in the fourth quarter of this year. Apple iPad will be more next year to enter the business and education market “.
IDC think this year will be the Tablet harvest expected global sales will reach $ 63.3 million.