Forrester links smartphone ownership to
tablet ownership as a key driver for slate sales up to now — noting that «the
proportion of European smartphone owners who own a
tablet (28 per cent) is more
than double that of those who aren't smartphone owners (12 per cent)».
So when you take into account that some variable
proportion of shipped Android
tablets languish unsold on retailers» shelves, Android's situation may be even bleaker
than IDC's numbers suggest.