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Samsung had to show their true tablet numbers when they were in court with Apple. Numbers the IDC reported as real numbers. Numbers that were inflated by a factor of ten. Look it up.

in IDC: Tablet market suffers massive slowdown in 2014, Apple's iPad not immune Comment by dticonderoga November 2014
Except for Apple, who reports their sales numbers, all the other numbers IDC cites are made up and worthless. End of story.

in IDC: Tablet market suffers massive slowdown in 2014, Apple's iPad not immune Comment by dticonderoga November 2014
But they do. It debuted on June 24, 2003 on the Mac Pro G5. ARM and the PPC are both RISC chips made from the same cloth. Ever wonder how Apple was able to release a fully 64-bit OS with the A7? Wonder no more. The 64-bit version of iOS is 11 yea…

in Analysis affirms Apple's A7 processor closer to a desktop CPU than regular mobile chip Comment by dticonderoga March 2014
Fragmentation is a serious issue to be sure. But . . . An A8 chip would cost about $12, allowing Apple to sell an A8 laptop for $699 (and at a higher profit margin). It would also have about 120 hours of battery life. Oh, and if they put 8 cores…

in Analysis affirms Apple's A7 processor closer to a desktop CPU than regular mobile chip Comment by dticonderoga March 2014
Thinks=Wants.

in AT&T thinks all tablets will eventually include cellular radios standard Comment by dticonderoga May 2012