In the overall market for personal computers Canalys adds up both desktops, laptops and tablets. Using this broad definition, overall sales are up 18 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period the year before. The total increase is due to the fact that tablets sales have increased, while desktop and laptop sales declined .
Canalys also expect the tables to continue to grow in popularity. In 2014, the forecasters believe a total of 285 million tablets is going to be sold in the world, and it then increases to 396 million tablets in 2017.
The two major suppliers of tablet are Apple and Samsung, and they will, according to Canalys, maintain their lead in the near future. But Canalys also notes that competition is increasing rapidly, and a number of other companies are working hard to grow their individual tablet development. Above all, these companies use Google's Android operating system, the same system that Samsung uses. It is calculated this OS will be used as the basis for 65 percent of all tablets sold .
Canalys also expect that Microsoft will increase its share in the tablet market. Microsoft recently bought Nokia's mobile operations, and thus have their own production of both mobile phones and tablets, to complement Microsoft's current tablet Surface. Microsoft is expected in 2014 to account for 5 percent of all tablets sold.
