A new study released by the NPD Group on Tuesday suggests a recent decline in personal computer shipments can't be blamed on the iPad. NPD's results contradict conventional wisdom which assumed shiny new gadgets like Apple's iPad were eroding the PC market.
According to NPD's figures, a significant majority of iPad owners never had plans to buy a PC. Only 14% of the study's "early adopters," or customers who bought the iPad more than six months ago, chose the Apple tablet instead of a personal computer. For the 2010 holiday quarter, just 12% of the surveyed iPad owners ditched intentions to buy a PC. According to Ste
