iPad erodes the PC market

Since its launch in April of this year, the continued popularity of the Apple iPad has brought great impact on the sales of traditional PCs. Many heavyweight PC giants have recently lowered their shipment expectations. Recently, Asustek announced that its notebook shipments will be reduced by 1 million to 2 million units throughout the year. Prior to this, heavyweight PC makers such as Intel, Quanta and Compal all announced that they would reduce PC shipments. Tablet PCs represented by the iPad appear to crowd out the PC.

iPad Chengdu sells more than 30 iPads per day. The iPad has continued to sell well since it was launched in April of this year. In late July, Apple announced its financial report that iPad sold 3.27 million units in the second quarter. The US analyst company Needham estimates that iPad sales will be 10 million units in 2010 and 29.93 million units in 2011.

The iPad's hot sales also ignited the tablet market. Lenovo’s chief operating officer, Rory Reid, confirmed on the 7th that Lenovo will launch a tablet computer called Le Pad in the Chinese market by the end of the year. Last month, Dell Streak Tablet PCs have also officially listed in the United States.

Yesterday, the reporter visited the Chengdu IT product store, such as Ji Teng, Bainaohui, and Digital Plaza, and found that parallel sales of iPad in Chengdu were quite popular. "Only a few stores nearby, iPad shipments are more than 30 every day. A store can sell at least several units a day." Said a salesperson who specializes in apple storefronts. In addition to the regular sales channels, iPads that flow into the Chengdu market through overseas purchasing services are also among the few.

At the same time, some of the iPad follow suit has also appeared in Chengdu, Gome "fly touch FlyTouch" in Chengdu, Meimen stores have been listed for more than a month, the daily sales are also about 3 units. The TouchPad B10 Tablet PC launched by Hanvon has also arrived.

The iPad's "invasion" of global PC orders declines in line with tablet sales is a decline in global PC shipments. Recently, the global PC manufacturing giant Intel Corporation announced that it lowered its third-quarter revenue forecast and target profit margin, which lowered its revenue forecast by 400-800 million U.S. dollars.

Following Intel, heavyweight PC makers such as Asustek, Quanta, and Compal also successively lowered their shipments last week. Asustek said that in the third quarter, sales in the United States, Europe, and China were not as good as expected, and notebook shipments for the full year would be reduced from the original 18 million to 16 million to 17 million. Quanta Computer and Compal also experienced a 20% drop in shipments in July. JP Morgan analysts said in a recent research report that PC orders have plummeted and that the PC terminal market has deteriorated significantly since the end of July. HP, Dell, Lenovo, and others have started delaying orders for the supply chain.

April 3, 2010 Apple iPad Announces Availability May 2010 Hanvon Technology Touch-Pad Tablet Markets Great Wall Computers G-pad, G-book Tablets Going to Market July 2010 Gome's FlyTouch Tablets Market August 2010 Dell Streak Tablet PC listed Patriot E700 Tablet PC listed September 2010 Samsung Galaxy Tab Tablet PC listed Hewlett-Packard Zeen Tablet PC listed November 2010 Fujitsu T580 Tablet PC will be listed in early 2011 Cisco Cius Tablet PC will be listed Asus EeePad Tablet PC will be listed News Link iPad Hot boosting Apple into third-biggest notebook maker Morning post news, Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore said that the iPad’s popularity has pushed Apple to surpass Dell, Lenovo and Toshiba as the third largest portable computer maker. Market research firm ABI predicts that Apple will sell 11 million iPads this year. At present, no company has yet launched a tablet that rivals the iPad.

Follow-up measures for tablet PCs or PC makers Faced with the impact of iPad hot-selling on the PC market, the follow-up launch of similar tablet PC products has become a response to brand PC makers. According to statistics, at present, there are 32 imitated iPad-type tablet products that have been developed, being developed or rumors about to be developed around the world. These tablet PCs have big differences in selling prices. The cheapest is about $150. The most expensive ones are $1,100. Most of them are between $399 and $499, which is similar to the price of the iPad.