iPad to Lose 80% Market Share.

I am wondering where Acer Chairman JT Wang is getting 70% to 80% market drop off for the iPad? In all honesty — if the chairman has some insider information then make it public.

If he is simply looking into a crystal ball then this is simply a wish without a hope of success.

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Acer chairman JT Wang, thinks that the iPad will drop from its current near 100% market share to somewhere around 20% or 30%. Like Asus, Acer’s netbook business is feeling the pain of Apple’s entry into the “third device category” with iPad. Since Apple is pretty much alone in that space right now — despite a 10 year Tablet PC head start we should point out — any form of real competition will begin splitting the market.

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CDMA iPhone Coming In 2011 #mobile

It sounds like 2011 is going to be an exciting year for Apple. They are releasing a handful of new hardware — Apple TV, new versions of the iPad and most notionally a CDMA iPhone.

I have been stating for sometime now that we would see a T-Mobile iPhone before we would see a CDMA iPhone. Well if the rumors turn out to be true then I am wrong.

It sounds like not only will Verizon get an iPhone but China Telecom will also be seeing an iPhone. China Telecom has 62.36 million mobile (CDMA) subscribers.

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According to Digitimes’ senior analyst Mingchi Kuo, Apple will be launching two upgraded iPad devices in the first quarter of 2011.

The first tablet will be an upgraded 9.7 inch iPad with a new ARM Cortex-A9-based processor and 512MB RAM with a second 7-inch iPad featuring a Cortex-A9 processor and an IPS panel with a resolution of 1024×768.

The report adds further credibility to recent reports of a CDMA iPhone and an iOS powered Apple TV, Verizon is expected to officially announce the iPhone at CES 2011. As for the iPad, that remains to be seen, Apple are renowned for their one year development cycle so its a distinct possibility.

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New Media Brief Podcast #17: iOS4 and Facebook

On Today’s Show we discuss: The geek and his new iPad love, iOS4 and Facebook, Tweeting your execution, Smartphone’s getting bland, and Motorola’s spin off. Ramon B. Nuez Jr., Zev Mo Green, and Robert Holmes (RobbietheGeek). Check out more at http://newmediabrief.com