Gartner's iPhone, Android predictions radically revised in a year and a half

Gartner recently issued a new prediction of the direction of the smartphone industry, but its last one from 2009 doesn't suggest the company has very accurate foresight.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 208

Android to be on 49% of smartphones by 2012, leaving Apple's iOS with 19%, Gartner predicts

Gartner's latest forecast for worldwide smartphone operating system market share predicts that Google Android will be present on nearly half of all handsets sold next year, while the iPhone and its iOS operating system will account for 19 percent of units sold.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 86

Gartner lowers PC sales forecast, says Apple's iPad 'redefining' computing

Demand for tablet-style devices — particularly Apple's iPad — is expected to weaken demand for traditional PCs in 2011 and 2012, research firm Gartner has predicted.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 114

Tablets like Apple's iPad expected to 'displace' 10% of PCs in 2014

Tablets and smartphones will significantly affect PC sales in the years to come, with touchscreen devices like Apple's iPad representing 10 percent of PC sales by 2014, according to a new forecast.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 50

Apple iPad widely expected to lead tablet disruption of PCs in 2011

Reports from a variety of analysts predict a huge swell in tablet computer sales next year ranging from 35 to 100 million units in total, with Apple's iPad accounting for the largest number sold by far.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 120

Gartner mobile figures supporting Android differ from IDC by 77 million

In their latest quarterly reports on the mobile industry, Gartner and IDC have reported numbers that are wildly different, with Garner counting 77 million additional units sold. Gartner also assumes the use of Android by a large number of unspecified "Other" phone manufacturers, greatly reducing the market share of Apple, RIM, and even the major Android makers.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 55

Gartner: Apple's 'stellar' 13.5M iPhone sales held back by supply issues

Though Apple's iPhone sales were "stellar" in the third quarter of 2010, Apple could have exceeded the record 13.5 million units it sold if more supply were available, research firm Gartner said Wednesday.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 33

Gartner: CEOs should ensure Apple's iPad finds a place in their company

Noting that chief executives are usually not directly involved in deploying electronics in their company, Gartner this week recommended that CEOs should treat Apple's iPad as an "exception," or risk being left behind.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 27

AMD holding off on tablets, admits iPad cannibalizing notebooks

AMD Chief Executive Dirk Meyer weighed in on the iPad's impact on sales of netbooks and notebooks, surmising that Apple's tablet has cannibalized both. Meanwhile, the company is waiting for the market to develop before committing R&D resources to developing tablet processors.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 65

iPad launches Apple to 3rd place in mobile PC market share

Apple's market share as a mobile PC vendor has surged along with the launch of iPad, breaking 200% year over year growth while vaulting the company from seventh to third place in global portable computing.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 29

Apple's US Mac shipments grow 15.4% to 1.6M in June quarter

Quarterly estimated PC sales were released Wednesday afternoon, revealing that Apple was the fourth-largest computer maker in the U.S., shipping 1.6 million units during the second quarter of calendar 2010.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 12

Gartner: Apple's record quarter made it world's No. 7 cell phone maker

New data released Wednesday by research firm Gartner shows Apple as the No. 7 overall worldwide cell phone maker, with a total 2.7 percent market share.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 25

Apple sells estimated 1.4M Macs in US to capture 8% market share

Quarterly PC shipment estimates were released Wednesday, and Apple's share of the U.S. PC market grew 34 percent year over year to capture 8 percent of the total domestic market.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 46

Apple's iPad expected to be part of 10.5M tablets shipped in 2010

The buzz kickstarted by Apple with its long-awaited iPad is expected to produce a total of 10.5 million shipped tablet devices in 2010, representing a new and significant change for the PC market.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 32

Apple's iPhone captures 17% of worldwide smartphone market

In less than two and a half years on the market, Apple's iPhone has managed nearly a fifth of the total global smartphone market, thanks to nearly 50 percent year-over-year growth in sales in the third quarter of 2009.

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 65

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