Karthik R 246 Report post Posted May 8, 2011 We are leaving our laptops and desktop computers scorned in favor of a new mistress: the tablet. So says The The Nielsen Company - best known for its TV ratings - in new research on mobile connected devices. Nielsen asked tablet owners how their usage of other devices had changed since they joined the tab/pad army. More than a third (35 percent) said they use their desktop computer less or not at all, while 32 percent said they use their laptop less. Nielsen reports 77 percent of tablet users use a tablet for tasks that they previously would have done on a laptop or desktop. The most popular reason cited for favoring tablets is unsurprising: they're easy to carry around. Thirty-one percent of tablet owners responded that portability was the main reason for using a tablet over a laptop or a desktop. Ease of interface or operating system and fast start-up and power-off times were the second and third most common reasons given. Another interesting finding is that tablet-sharing doesn't seem to be the norm in American households - only 43 percent said they share their tab with others under the same roof, and half said they were the only ones using their particular tablet. As for the effect on other devices? Twenty-seven percent of respondents said they pick up their e-readers less often, and a quarter of respondents have cut back on their portable game console use. Tablet purchases seem to have the least effect on the use of Internet-connected TVs and smartphones. via : PC World, Nielsen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted May 8, 2011 Laptops would still be around I think, there are some things which are not feasible on tablet. Tablets have a novelty value mostly due to monopoly of Apple brand, it remains to be seen how much the tablet market matures with introduction of plethora of competing and often confusing tablets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karthik R 246 Report post Posted May 26, 2011 Tablets will not kill desktops and laptops “We do not see the computer going away anytime in the near future. We want to remain committed to the Chrome project, and believe that desktop computing will essentially move to the cloud,” says Sundar Pichai, senior vice-president for the Chrome product range at Google’s Mountain View headquarters. Pichai, an Indian, is one of the top people in Google CEO Larry Page’s management team. Pichai leads the product management and innovation efforts for a suite of Google's search and consumer products, including Chrome, Chrome OS, Google Toolbar and Google Pack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
