IDC: Tablet market up 303.8% in Q2; Apple iPad dominates with 68.3% share, Android slides

Second-quarter tablet shipments jumped 303.8% year-over-year and 88.9% quarter-over-quarter according to new data released by IDC on Wednesday. A total of 13.6 million units were shipped during the quarter, which drove IDC to boost its 2011 shipment forecast from 53.5 million units to 62.5 million units. Apple shipped 9.3 million iPad units during the second quarter, securing the throne of the global tablet market with a 68.3% share. The introduction of RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook paired with the popularity of Apple’s iPad pushed Android’s tablet market share down from 34% to 26.8%, and IDC said the trend will continue during the third quarter when it expects Android’s tablet market share to fall to 23% before it rebounds in the fourth quarter

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