
Sleek communication devices such as tablets have finally started cannibalising personal computer sales in India [ Images ].
More Indians preferred tablets for their computing needs in 2011-12 than netbooks, a smaller form of a laptop.
According to the annual PC sales data by the hardware industry body, Manufa-cturers’ Association for Information Technology, only 280,000 units of netbooks were sold in 2011-12.
However, industry estimates, about 350,000 tablets were sold in India during the period.