Lenovo optimistic about the trends in the tablet market
Smaller Android tablets, iPad mini, possibility of an Xbox Surface… all already available or coming pretty soon to meet 2013 which is definitely shaping up to be the year of the 7-inch tablet. In fact, the worldwide sales of these “cuties” are expected to double in 2013, reaching an impressive 67 million mark.
Could it then mean that 2013 will bring gloomy times for the ‘traditional’ PCs? Apparently, Lenovo isn’t worried about it. The world’s largest PC vendor also offers a variety of 7-inch devices, yet expects for 2013 the growing 7-inch tablet market to actually compete with the large-screen smartphones, rather than with the PCs. Lenovo Chief Executive Yang Yuanqing stated: “The market accepts the 7-inch [tablet] better than the 10-inch. That’s a very strong signal, the tablet will not replace the traditional PC”.
And such an optimistic forecast can be trusted, indeed. Lenovo knows a thing or two about the PC market doesn’t it, for it has skillfully managed to maintain consistent growth and continues to show impressive financial results.
The executive did note, however, that convertible laptops and the use of touch screens will become more prevalent thanks to Windows 8.
