Digitimes forecast says iPad sales could fall to a record low this quarter, dropping 20% year-on-year
Digitimes Research has predicted that iPad sales could fall this quarter to their lowest level since 2011.
Apple is expected to ship 9.8 million iPads in the first quarter of 2016, historically its lowest quarterly level, with decreases of 39.1% on quarter and nearly 20% on year.
There are a couple of issues with the forecast – the first being the patchy track-record of the source, and the second being that the ‘historic low’ claim isn’t quite accurate if you include the first year or so, as the above graph from Statista shows.
But the graph does show something else …
