Comments on: 385 Million ‘UMDs’ in 2014 say ABI Research http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/10/385-million-umds-in-2014-say-abi-research/ portable pc, mobile computer, pocket pc and handheld computing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrick http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/10/385-million-umds-in-2014-say-abi-research/#comment-27664 Patrick Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:40:56 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=10046#comment-27664 A teacher asked one of the boys in her class, “Can people predict the future with cards?” His response was, “My mother can.” The teacher replied, “Really?” The young boy was quick to explain, “Yes, she takes one look at my report card and tells me what will happen when my father gets home.” Predictions are just fancy stats. A teacher asked one of the boys in her class,
“Can people predict the future with cards?”

His response was, “My mother can.”

The teacher replied, “Really?”

The young boy was quick to explain,
“Yes, she takes one look at my report card and
tells me what will happen when my father gets home.”

Predictions are just fancy stats.

]]> By: Chippy http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/10/385-million-umds-in-2014-say-abi-research/#comment-27654 Chippy Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:43:31 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=10046#comment-27654 Hi Jeff. Thanks for that extra info. 158m netbooks. Sounds too high. Intel are only talking about 50m with something like 20% growth per year but I guess their definition ends at 10". If you take the 10-12" segment which is growing like a mad thing then maybe we could see 100m+ figures. Interesting that the CE devices you mention are all with mobile broadband. 220m mobile-broadband connected devices that aren't netbooks also sounds hard to swallow but if you include all the devices between smartphones and netbooks then yes, I can see it. Some people call this area a dead area but when digi-cams start including internet and widgets on them and start looking like MIDs, people might start to realise what a huge number of devices there are in the 'tweener' segment!!! Hi Jeff.

Thanks for that extra info.

158m netbooks. Sounds too high. Intel are only talking about 50m with something like 20% growth per year but I guess their definition ends at 10″. If you take the 10-12″ segment which is growing like a mad thing then maybe we could see 100m+ figures.

Interesting that the CE devices you mention are all with mobile broadband.
220m mobile-broadband connected devices that aren’t netbooks also sounds hard to swallow but if you include all the devices between smartphones and netbooks then yes, I can see it. Some people call this area a dead area but when digi-cams start including internet and widgets on them and start looking like MIDs, people might start to realise what a huge number of devices there are in the ‘tweener’ segment!!!

]]> By: animatio http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/10/385-million-umds-in-2014-say-abi-research/#comment-27637 animatio Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:04:08 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=10046#comment-27637 there's a word about energy consumption? environmental aspects? safe recycling of all this poisonous stuff if no longer needed? there’s a word about energy consumption? environmental aspects? safe recycling of all this poisonous stuff if no longer needed?

]]> By: Jeff Orr http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/10/385-million-umds-in-2014-say-abi-research/#comment-27628 Jeff Orr Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:45:45 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=10046#comment-27628 Thanks for the chat at IDF, Chippy. Here's some more detail for UMPCPortal readers that addresses the questions you posed. The 385m units in 2014 consists of Netbooks, MIDs, UMPCs and Mobile CE devices. Of those, about 158m are Netbooks. The Mobile CE devices include: mobile gaming consoles, PMPs, PNDs, digital cameras, digital camcorders, and eBook readers -- all with mobile broadband connections. Cheers all! Thanks for the chat at IDF, Chippy. Here’s some more detail for UMPCPortal readers that addresses the questions you posed.

The 385m units in 2014 consists of Netbooks, MIDs, UMPCs and Mobile CE devices. Of those, about 158m are Netbooks. The Mobile CE devices include: mobile gaming consoles, PMPs, PNDs, digital cameras, digital camcorders, and eBook readers — all with mobile broadband connections.

Cheers all!

]]> By: Mei Zhou http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/10/385-million-umds-in-2014-say-abi-research/#comment-53164 Mei Zhou Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:45:57 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=10046#comment-53164 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">385 Million 'UMDs' in 2014 say ABI Research | UMPCPortal - Ultra ... http://bit.ly/1762Ye</span></span>

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]]> By: Steve 'Chippy' Paine http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/10/385-million-umds-in-2014-say-abi-research/#comment-53165 Steve 'Chippy' Paine Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:01:45 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=10046#comment-53165 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">New article: 385 Million ‘UMDs’ in 2014 say ABI Research http://bit.ly/4pQLMQ</span></span>

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