760 million tablets worldwide

Tablets will continue to disrupt the computing market with some 375m tablets predicted to sell worldwide in 2016, alongside 760m in use globally.

By comparison, Gartner is forecasting tablet sales to reach 118.9m units in 2012, a 98% increase on 2011's 60 million units. Gartner believes that Apple will continue to hold 62% marketshare.

Emerging markets will similarly drive growth. Without the intermediary DSL infrastructure, many developing market users will be skipping the PC generation and their first experience of digital will be through tablets and smartphones running on wireless networks.

The workplace

Apple is as well growing market share in the workplace, with 8% of workplaces using Mac's alone. Apple has established a significant presence in the workplace and is increasingly being considered a viable alternative to Microsoft.

Again, Apple's iCloud will be favoured as a tie-in to the company's products - similar to how Amazon's Cloud Drive is only available as an app to Android users.

Fan of Android

Forrester is as well not a fan of Android, predicting a net decline in the tablet market from 2015 - in spite of smartphones remaining strong. This is because of a fragmented market and little standardisation. Amazon and others' proprietary Android-based will surpass 'true' Android ecosystem sales in 2014. Other OEM manufacturers will usually turn to Windows 8, nevertheless low cost budget Android tablet producers just as Samsung will continue to focus on developing nations.