Tablet PC sales, IDC said strong growth this year will have a good

IDC said on Friday that the Tablet PC in the last three months of 2002, sales reached 72,000, this year will continue to grow.

IDC said in a research report: "Since only six weeks of shipping records (because the Tablet PC began in mid-November launch), and compared with other computing devices is still in very early stage, IDC believes that this initial sales for mobile devices in a crowded area to get a place is a good start. "

IDC predicts that by the OEM and Microsoft to strengthen its efforts to improve production line, more attractive new models introduced and other factors, Tablet PC shipments in 2003 will be significantly increased. IDC analyst Alan - Promethean Hill that the United States market is the largest market for tablet PCs, although Asia is also promising. United States now account for more than half of global sales. In his report, said: "In Asia, the product than the traditional notebook-style keyboard can better deal with Asian language input, which is a huge driving force."

IDC believes that the HTC Tablet PC for business success will have a major impact, companies are still testing, so the "extensive use of Tablet PC at least to 6 to 12 months later."