iPad market share will fall to 20%

According to the Taiwan Economic Daily, Wang Zhentang, chairman of Acer, recently said in an interview that Apple’s “i” magic will be affected by the growing number of “open camp” computer makers including Acer, Asus and Dell. Retreat, it is estimated that in the future the market share of Apple in the global tablet machine will drop from the current close to 100% to 20%.

Acer will launch the first tablet in the fourth quarter of this year, initially using the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, followed by the 3.0 version of the Google Android platform. Acer will have more tablet models in the first quarter of next year. In addition, including Asustek also expects to launch a tablet in January and March of next year, together with Streak, a tablet PC with Dell's first 5-inch screen, almost all of the traditional PC makers, all using Windows or Android. Open architecture platform, with the Apple camp.

When Wang Zhentang accepted an exclusive interview with this newspaper, he said that the computer was originally created for "Date Creation", and that keyboards and mice are all tools that people use to input data. As digital content becomes richer and richer, the rise of the iPad is actually a response to the new era of "Data Consumption." By simply touching the screen, you can enjoy all kinds of digital data. From MID, netbooks, e-books, to tablet computers, mobile computing devices after several years of exploration, to the current mainstream status of the tablet has been determined.

At present, iPads in the United States, the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries have begun to affect the sales of netbooks. However, in the developing countries, netbook sales are still rapid. Wang Zhentang believes that the high-speed growth of the Internet has already passed, but in the future it will still have a place in the market and maintain stable demand.

As for the e-books headed by the Amazon Kindle, Wang Zhentang believes that these black and white images are only suitable for people who love reading, and the multi-functions of the tablet's color screens, multimedia playback, etc. are what consumers want and will eventually win.

Wang Zhentang admits that Apple has made "4C integration" the ultimate, iPad's bright color screen, smooth touch features, and rich application content and multimedia features are indeed what consumers like. However, a recent report pointed out that the market share of Android smart phones has exceeded the iPhone, Wang thinks this is an important turning signal. According to historical experience, the closed camp is in the end no match for the open camp. When the tablet market stabilizes, it is estimated that Apple’s market share will retire from the current 100% to 20% to 30%. If you look at the market share of the Apple Mac notebook market at around 5% in the past few years, he thinks this figure is even overestimated. Tablets must integrate hardware, platforms, and content. Apple is a single company. The iPad has a lot of flexibility. The iPad grabs opportunities. However, the open camp has more time to brewing, strong unity, and strong long-term explosiveness.