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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">IDC’s <a href="
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160317005136/en/IDC-Forecasts-Worldwide-Shipments-Wearables-Surpass-200" target="_blank">latest report[/url] is out today with new estimates based on worldwide wearable shipments, and in it is a prediction that Apple Watch will hold the market lead this year and through 2020 as competitors begin to close the gap. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">While the report shows estimates based on overall wearable shipments, which IDC says will go from 72.2 million last year to 100 million in 2016 for watch and wristband products, it also shows a breakdown of estimates for leading smartwatch platforms by operating system…</span></p>
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