11.10.2013 01:35 Uhr, Quelle: The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Has the iPad killed PC growth?

The iPad can do a lot of what we traditionally use our computers for, so it stands to reason that some folks would see their tablet as a suitable stand-in for a new PC. According to sales data from Gartner, Apple's tablet may have utterly crushed the growth of PC shipments worldwide. The data -- which is presented in graph form, courtesy of Statista -- appears to indicate that consumers are going with tablets rather than full-fledged computers, as the PC market is actually shrinking. However, there's likely a lot more to this than simply the release of Apple's now iconic tablet. Yes, the iPad has certainly replaced a few PCs out there, but devices like smartphones and other, non-iPad tablets have done so, too. Overall,

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