Acer: tablet market to surpass 50 million units in 3 years

Posted on Thursday, September 16 2010 @ 2:30 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Acer chairman JT Wang told the press that the expects annual tablet computer shipments will surpass 50 million units in the next three years:
Acer chairman JT Wang has said that he expects annual tablet PC shipments to surpass 50 million units in the next three years, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.

As for smart handheld devices, although Taiwan makers currently only manufacture 20-30% of the worldwide shipments, Wang expects the share will rise to 80-90% in the next couple of years, the paper added.


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