Apple’s IPad Leads Surge in Tablet Shipments, Research Firm Says
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Tablet-computer shipments more than doubled in the fourth quarter, reflecting demand for Apple Inc.’s iPad and Amazon.com Inc.’s new Kindle Fire, according to market-research firm Strategy Analytics.
Global tablet shipments rose to a record 26.8 million units in the last three months of 2011, up from 10.7 million a year earlier, Boston-based Strategy Analytics said in a report. Consumers are increasingly choosing tablets over laptop or desktop personal computers, the research firm said.