Sales of tablets will continue to skyrocket over the next few years, but most of them will be based on ARM chips, Android and Apple’s iOS, not Intel and Microsoft, Goldman Sachs says. – The booming tablet PC market could prove to be an increasingly larger challenge
for both Intel and Microsoft, according to an analyst at Goldman Sachs.
In
a research note released Dec. 13, Goldman Sachs analyst Bill Shope noted that
while the tablet market reinvigorated by Apple’s release earlie…
Apple executives could be nimble on pricing for the iPad tablet PC, according to a Credit Suisse analyst, should the device fail to achieve sufficient marketplace traction following its release in two months. Prices for the iPad currently range from $499 to $829, depending on options such as Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. In addition, a job posting on the Apple corporate site adds fuel to rumors that Apple could be planning to integrate a camera module of some sort into the iPad.
– Apple may be quot;nimble quot; on its price point for
the upcoming iPad tablet PC, according to Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope, if
customers refuse to flock to the device during its initial rollout within the
next two months.
Shope met with Apple executives about the device sometime last w…
