IPad, Android Drive 6 Percent Increase in Tablet Sales Forecast
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International Data Corporation raised its 2011 forecast for global sales of tablet computers by 6.2 percent to 53.5 million units on the strength of Apple Inc.’s iPad and Google Inc.’s Android operating system.
Though sales in the first calendar quarter fell 28 percent from the prior quarter, Framingham, Massachusetts-based IDC raised its forecast for the year citing increased competition between tablets. Samsung Electronics Co. and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. continue to lag behind Apple because unlike the iPad maker they require customers to buy a data plan, IDC said in a statement today.