Apple Inc.'s iPad has taken an early lead in the fast-growing tablet segment, but how will it fare in perhaps the most important tech market in the world, China?
The founder and chairman of Lenovo, which dominates the personal computer market in China and the entire Asia Pacific region, suggests it won't be a cake walk, as he also noted major changes in the overall PC market.
"The tablet will assume a fairly dominant position among computer users in the future," Liu Chuanzhi said in an interview through an interpreter.
Click here to find out more!Tablet shipments are expected to total nearly 45 million in 2011, and reach nearly 71 million next year, according to IDC.
On Apple, Liu added,"They have fans all over the world.[But] the Lenovo brand is a powerful brand in China. I'm confident that we will give Apple more than a run for its money in China."
That's because Lenovo is the No. 1 PC vendor in China with about 29% share of total shipments, up from 26.5% in the year-earlier period, according to the latest IDC data. Dell was second with 10%, and H-P was third with 9%.
Lenovo is also the No. 1 PC company in the Asia Pacific region with a 22% share of total shipments as of the fourth quarter of 2010, up from 20.6% year-over-year, according to preliminary IDC data. H-P was second with 11%, and Dell and Acer were tied for third with 9%.
Liu had brokered Lenovo's purchase IBM Corp.'s PC business six years ago, a historic sale that marked a major shift in a market dominated by Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. It was IBM's decision to enter the PC business in 1981 that turned the device from a novelty product to a mainstream appliance.
IDC analyst Bob O'Donnell said Chuanzhi's statement on challenging Apple's iPad was not an empty boast, noting that Lenovo is "incredibly strong" in China where it enjoys "something akin to an Apple-like status."
The Apple brand "carries enormous cache" in parts of eastern China where it's a popular luxury brand. But he said Lenovo has a strong presence in most of China, highlighted by the company's Lenovo-branded
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The founder and chairman of Lenovo, which dominates the personal computer market in China and the entire Asia Pacific region, suggests it won't be a cake walk, as he also noted major changes in the overall PC market.
"The tablet will assume a fairly dominant position among computer users in the future," Liu Chuanzhi said in an interview through an interpreter.
Click here to find out more!Tablet shipments are expected to total nearly 45 million in 2011, and reach nearly 71 million next year, according to IDC.
On Apple, Liu added,"They have fans all over the world.[But] the Lenovo brand is a powerful brand in China. I'm confident that we will give Apple more than a run for its money in China."
That's because Lenovo is the No. 1 PC vendor in China with about 29% share of total shipments, up from 26.5% in the year-earlier period, according to the latest IDC data. Dell was second with 10%, and H-P was third with 9%.
Lenovo is also the No. 1 PC company in the Asia Pacific region with a 22% share of total shipments as of the fourth quarter of 2010, up from 20.6% year-over-year, according to preliminary IDC data. H-P was second with 11%, and Dell and Acer were tied for third with 9%.
Liu had brokered Lenovo's purchase IBM Corp.'s PC business six years ago, a historic sale that marked a major shift in a market dominated by Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. It was IBM's decision to enter the PC business in 1981 that turned the device from a novelty product to a mainstream appliance.
IDC analyst Bob O'Donnell said Chuanzhi's statement on challenging Apple's iPad was not an empty boast, noting that Lenovo is "incredibly strong" in China where it enjoys "something akin to an Apple-like status."
The Apple brand "carries enormous cache" in parts of eastern China where it's a popular luxury brand. But he said Lenovo has a strong presence in most of China, highlighted by the company's Lenovo-branded
source. http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=462709
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