By: Clint Boulton, eWeek
The iPad juggernaut should continue in 2012 with the iPad 3, expected to launch in the first quarter. When the iPad 3 becomes available, it is widely expected Apple will follow the pattern it set for its iPhones by discounting the iPad and iPad 2. With Apple setting the bar and market expectations, Misek expects tablet prices to fall to an average of $350. The market may be dominated by iPad with an assist from Android in the near future, but Microsoft will make a “viable push with its Windows 8-based tablets,” Misek wrote in a Feb. 6 note to clients. “The first ones are likely to launch in late 2012, but the units will likely not significantly ramp until 2013.”
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