A report from ABI Research said that something like 285 million big tablet brands will have shipped by the time Hogmanay happens.
The US market has shipped 70 million tablets from the likes of Apple and Samsung – representing a tablet for every four people.
But Apple’s big chunk of the market is showing some signs of erosion. In 2013, 51 percent of the installed base is represented by Apple’s OS and 40 percent Android.
Samsung had 20 percent growth in the third quarter of 2013, said ABI Research.
Apple upped its ASPs by one percent but shipments fell by four percent compared to the previous quarter and revenues fell about three percent.
