IPAD responsible for Falling netbook sales

Sales of netbooks and notebooks peaked last year with a growth rate of 641% year on year, something that is unlikely to repeat itself in 2010 as sales have fallen dramatically, starting as early as January of.

According to a study by Morgan Stanley, due to the reason for the sharp decline in sales of netbooks including Apple's IPAD.

Since iPad'en was announced in January, sales of netbooks dramatically, then by the release of IPAD in April fell further. The report from Morgan Stanley mentions that a survey of people who had intended to buy an IPAD, there were 44% of those questioned who would buy it instead of a Netbook.

However, not only Netbooks as Morgan Stanley believes have felt IPAD effect. Also, iPod Touch, handheld consoles, desktop computers and eReader is apparently hit.

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Samsung Sales Going high

In recent years, Samsung had great success in the mobile market, where they now lie like a strong number two, when you look at the global number of sold cell phones. And their latest accounts show that they continue their forward march.

Increase of 40 percent
In the first quarter this year, Samsung managed to sell 64.3 million phones, an increase of 40 percent over the same period last year. The total market is good enough risen by around 20 percent, but Samsung has thus still increase their market share significantly and were now responsible for 22 percent of the global market.

Purse is well
When you look at the finances, sees it not worst off Samsung. The total turnover in their telecommunications department ended as at 46 billion dollars, an increase of five percent over the same period last year. The surplus fell well enough a single cent, but remains at 5.5 billion kronor.

Samsung has increased their share of sales touch models and smartphones in the past, and especially their focus on smartphones would become even stronger future.

If you are interested in all financial key figures from Samsung, they can be found at the link below.

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Digital music sales increasing in US

According to Nielsen SoundScan on music sales in the U.S. for 2009, the physical media sales is still in decline, while digital music sales is paving its way to become the top notch.

Despite economic downturns US Music industry sales for this year have reached new heights with sales of over $ 1.5 billion which means only a arginal increase of 2.1%, compared to 2008. This sales is Scattered over albums, singles, digital downloads and music videos.

Sales of physical music albums have suffered the biggest decline with a decrease of 12.7% compared to 2008, there are sales to end at $ 374 million. Conversely, sales of digital tracks gone up by $ 8.3% to just over $ 1.1 billion. The digital sales were therefore for the whole 40% of music sales in the U.S. in 2009.

The report also shows that there has been much more storsællerter among individual numbers of the digital markets. In 2008 achieved 71 songs to sell over 1 million. copies, in 2009 this figure had risen to 89 songs. 2009 were also at the year when a number for the first time sold more than 4 million. copies, which even reached for the entire four songs, "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Got a Feeling" from Black Eyed Peas, "Poker Face" from Lady Gaga and "Right Round" by rapper Flo Rida.

The good sales are, however, still concern in the music industry, since growth is not near it, reached in 2008 when the total music sales grew by 10% and digital sales had shot up to a 27% increase.

The largest increase in 2009 in sales of digital albums, which have risen by 16%, but still far behind last year's increase of 32%.

Follow the source to read the albums that have fared best in 2009, including both physical and digital sales.

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