Colin Crawford talking about IDC’s predictions for iPad and Android tablet growth:
While I’ve a lot of respect for IDC’s ability to identify key market trends, especially in the Enterprise IT market…
Wait for it…
…but I’m not convinced they have their finger on the pulse of the Apple iPad market nor Apple’s iOS strategy.
Translation: Ass clowns.
Mainichi Daily News:
The iPhone captured the largest share of mobile phones shipments in Japan for the first time in the October-December quarter, accounting for 26.6 percent, due to the popularity of the iPhone 4S smartphone model, research firm IDC Japan said Thursday.
Thanks to Daring Fireball.
Apple became the biggest-selling phone manufacturer in Japan for the fall quarter, according to IDC Japan.
Scholastic is introducing its own e-reader app for kids for the iPad later this month, and it could be an important milestone for the e-book market.
Apple leaped past Samsung and LG to become the best-selling U.S. handset brand in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2011. In a quarter that featured the launch of the iPhone 4S and the addition of Sprint, Apple’s three available models combined to capture 43 percent of the U.S. smartphone market in Q4.
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