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To: MGV who wrote (165090)	1/30/2014 3:56:03 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

I dont consider sub-5% growth during the "iPad Christmas" to be minutiae, but to each his own. Slacker

To: MGV who wrote (165090)	1/30/2014 4:18:59 PM
From: pyslent	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

The upshot is that no one knows how many sales their competitors had. A Strong Holiday Quarter for the Worldwide Tablet Market, But Signs of Slower Growth Are Clear, According to IDC 29 Jan 2014 SAN MATEO, Calif., January 29, 2014 – Worldwide tablet shipments grew to 76.9 million units in the fourth calendar quarter of 2013 (4Q13) according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation ( IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. The total represents 62.4% growth over the previous quarter and 28.2% growth over the same period a year ago. While the market's growth rates remain impressive, they're down dramatically compared to the year-over-year rates of the same quarter one year ago (87.1%) and indicate a significant slowing of the overall market. For the full calendar year 2013, worldwide tablet shipments totaled 217.1 million units, which is up from 144.2 million units for the full year 2012 and represents a year-over-year growth rate of 50.6%. idc.com