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But listening to Tom Mainelli speak this afternoon, I was painted a basically 180 degree-opposite picture.
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"We expected a very strong fourth quarter, and the market didn't disappoint, " said Tom Mainelli, research director of tablets at IDC.
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"Sustained demand for the iPad Mini and increasingly strong commercial shipments led to a better-than expected first quarter for Apple, " said IDC's Tom Mainelli.
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At the same time, tablets remain no sure thing, says Mainelli.
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Mainelli also has founded London Accord which solicits reports from investment banks, academics and others on subjects such as green initiatives, water, suitable investing and sustainability.
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Mainelli said Singapore is really moving up the index.
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Mainelli has several events coming up this autumn.
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Mainelli agreed and suggested London was too complacent.
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