Fourteen percent of U.S. online customers plan to buy a tablet computer within the next 12 months according to a new study from leading market research company Forrester Research. The 14 percent was ahead of the 13 percent planning to buy a laptop, 11 percent planning to buy an eBook reader, 8 percent planning to buy a netbook, and 8 percent said to be planning to buy a desktop computer.
While the report will be good news for Apple, makers of the popular iPad, Forrester notes the findings are also: "Encouraging for Apple's would-be tablet competitors: There's interest in the category that goes beyond the iPad."
The Forrester 'US Tablet Buyers Are Multi-PC Consumers' report is available online for $499.
This story, "More Shoppers are Eyeing Tablets Than Laptops, Netbooks, PCs" was originally published by Macworld U.K..