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Industry insiders now believe there will be greater consumer demandfor the rapidly expanding tablet market, led by Apple's iPad, thanthere will be for desktop PCs in 2013. Global tablet sales are expected by Taiwan-based PC makers to reach130 million next year, according to DigiTimes . That could be enough to exceed worldwide demand for traditionaldesktop PCs. Total worldwide tablet sales in 2011 were said to be 60 millionunits, with Apple accounting for 40 million of those. Industrywidesales are expected to reach 90 million to 95 million units in 2012,with Apple's new Retina Display iPad the most popular option among consumers. "Since more tablet PC hybrids will appear in 2013 with some evenfeaturing traditional PC functions, the tablet PC market is likelyto enjoy surging growth similar to that of the smartphone market,helping its shipments to trail closely behind global networkshipments," the report said. Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs predicted the market transition in 2010 , when the iPad was still new to the market. Speaking at the AllThings D conference, he said the transformation from traditionalPCs to new form factors like the tablet is "inevitable." Jobs compared the coming market shift to a time in the U.S.automobile industry when most vehicles were trucks, because theywere driven by farmers. But as cities rose, cars became morepopular, and smaller cars gained features like power steering andautomatic transition over time. "PCs are going to be like trucks," Jobs said, noting that theywould still be around, but would represent a smaller number ofpeople. In unveiling the new iPad this week , Apple's executives repeatedly spoke of "post-PC," a term they useto refer to the iPad. For Apple, the iPad already easily outsellsthe Mac, as last quarter it sold three times as many iPads as Macs. In fact, if iPad sales are included alongside Macs, Apple isalready the largest PC maker in the world. Data released in January from Canalys showed thatcategorizing the iPad as a PC allowed Apple to leapfrog HP tobecome the world's No. 1 PC vendor. Though mobile laptops have taken over the PC industry, desktopsremain an important part of the market. Apple has found itsgreatest success with the iMac, which accounts for nearly a third of all-in-one desktop PC sales. Portable MacBooks, however, stillaccount for about three-quarters of all Mac sales. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China Led Flashlight Keychains , China Led Ice Bucket, and more. For more , please visit Flashing Keychain today!
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