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Big Gains for Tablets Predicted

Posted By Christine Lagorio On April 25, 2011 @ 4:49 pm In Tablets and eReaders | No Comments

When the iPad ^[1] was introduced a year ago, critics complained it was simply a bigger version of the iPhone—without the actual ability to make a phone call. The iPad and its competitors have since proven themselves highly useful both for consumer and for commercial use. Goldman Sachs ^[2] forecasts ^[3] tablets will account for 17 percent of all wireless data demand by 2020, as reported by All Things Digital ^[4] this morning. Smartphones remain far more prevalent than their larger counterparts (they can make phone calls after all), but this data proves tablets are fast becoming less a luxury and more a necessity for consumer and commercial use. Read more from All Things Digital. ^[5]

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[1] iPad: http://www.inc.com/topic/Apple+iPad

[2] Goldman Sachs: http://www.inc.com/topic/Goldman+Sachs+Group+Inc.

[3] forecasts: http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20110425/tablets-will-generate-17-percent-of-wireless-data-demand-by-2020/

[4] All Things Digital: http://www.inc.com/topic/AllThingsD.com

[5] Read more from All Things Digital.: http://allthingsd.com/

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