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Microsoft Surface gaining on Apple iPad in tablet market

Microsoft’s (MSFT) Surface tablets are seen closing the gap with Apple’s (AAPL) iPads over the next few years, according to a forecast released Tuesday by research firm IDC. Tablets running Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google Android operating system are expected to grab 67% of the market in 2015, followed by Apple’s iPad with 24.5% and Microsoft’s Surface with 8.5%, IDC said. IDC predicts that Microsoft’s share of the tablet market will gradually increase

Get Ready For Alphabet Stock To Hit $1,000: Analyst

Strong holiday shopping results — coupled with a bullish report on Tuesday from RBC Capital Markets — helped push Alphabet (GOOGL) stock to an all-time high. Alphabet stock was up 2.8% in afternoon trading in the stock market today, near 784. Shares of Google-owner Alphabet have risen more than 45% this year. The stock is 10% extended from a 713.43 buy point touched Oct. 23. RBC analyst Mark Mahaney gave a “share price potential” of 1,000 for

Apple iPhone 6S attracts more Android switchers

The percentage of Apple (AAPL) iPhone buyers who have switched from Android smartphones is on the rise in the U.S. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners reported Tuesday that 26% of people who bought iPhone 6S series handsets in the first 30 days of availability in the U.S. switched from phones running Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google Android operating system. That’s up from 12% for the launch of the iPhone 6 series last year and 23% for the iPhone 5S