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RIM UK PlayBook shipments took off in Q4 as price cuts finally convinced channel folk to up their orders. According to data from Context, the number of RIM fondleslabs sold to UK wholesalers, retailers, resellers and vendor stores during Q4 was up nearly threefold on a sequential basis to 32,000 units, taking market share to …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Hmm

    Total tablet sales up 13%

    Total second hand market sales of tablets up by 37%

    Hmmm

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  2. John Sanders
    Linux

    Too many competitors?

    Very easy to explain, here is why:

    Vendor - Hey Apple is selling a cheap underpowered laptop without a keyboard, with little RAM and almost no storage, and hey it doesn't run windows, they are not even paying MS!, and they are making a ton of profit!!!

    Vendor - Quick, lets put together a cheap underpowered laptop without a keyboard, with little RAM and almost no storage, that doesn't run windows, and make a lot of profit too!!!

    Vendor - We're not selling much, but what we sell is pure profit, and sooner or later our product will be polished enough so people will start buying from us.

    There that's why.

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  3. alexh2o
    FAIL

    "HP had built decent share on the back of heavy discounting before its withdrawal, which Apple picked up."

    You mean HP built decent market share after the Touchpad's withdrawal, thanks to the heavy discounting during the fire sale...

    That wasn't part of the actual market, more some jumping on an opportunity. I seriously doubt Apple "picked up" anything but the sales they were going to get anyway!

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