https://venturebeat.com/2018/02/05/idc-tablet-shipments-decline-for-13th-straight-quarter-amazon-overtakes-samsung-for-second-place/
Amz moves up to #2
It doesn't say what people are using instead. Did Chromebooks take a chunk out of tablets? Or are people JUST using their phones?
From what I've gathered from my feeds
>are people JUST using their phones?
Yes. Particularly younger audience. Note that phone screen size have trended up bezels down, not quite phablets --but almost.
>Did Chromebooks take a chunk out of tablets?
Yes, particularly in the educational market. My daughter's charter school requires & distributes chromebooks for all students. BTW, we lose track of it here because it's not our market, but G is *massively* promoting free services for educational institutions and chromebook is interwoven with that.
>> are people JUST using their phones
I use the tablets (plural) that I already own and they serve me just fine.
Barring accident or theft, it will likely be a while before I feel the need for a new tablet.
You can't have infinite growth in a finite market.