Apple remains a standalone player in
a declining tablet industry, commanding 23.2 percent market share in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to a Strategy Analytics report published in February.
Not exact matches
While analysts have reported an
industry - wide
decline in
tablet sales, the iPad figures were still lower than Wall Street had expected.
So while Annihilation bypasses cinemas in this country, do call out the movie
industry for its lack of faith in filmmakers and film lovers; petition Netflix to team up with Curzon cinemas more to release its original movies theatrically in the UK; support smaller titles that do have cinema releases where possible; but don't spend your time lamenting the
decline of cinema when the art of the visual medium is alive and kicking through Annihilation, in US theatres and on UK computers, phones,
tablets and TVs.
This finding aligns with wider
industry analysis that PC shipments are
declining as people buy and use alternative smart connected devices, such as
tablets and smartphones.
Now that we can mimic the tactile and aesthetic pleasure of print magazines with
tablet and mobile apps, at a lower cost, with the immediacy and archival capability of online, there is no reason to fear the
decline of the publishing
industry.
Finally, Michael Kozlowski, Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader talks about the
declines facing the
tablet, e-reader, e-paper and digital publishing
industry.
Research firm IDC says the top - heavy
tablet market saw shipments drop 3.2 percent for Q4 2014, marking the
industry's first ever year - over-year
decline.