According to Digitimes, Apple will surpass HP as the #1 notebook vendor in the world in 2012, but this would be true if the figures included tablet sales.

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Here’s how it could work: Tablet PC shipments are on track to top 60 million units this year, and Apple has a 60% grip on that market thanks to an expected 40 million iPad shipments this year

Here is the break down on how things would work out, tablet PC shipments will top out at 60 million units at years end, and Apple alone will ship 40 million of that 60 million units.  Analyst calculate that in 2012 tablet shipments will reach 80 million and Apple is predicted to have 60 million of those shipments will be iPads and Apple could also ship as many 15 million Macbo0ks bringing the grand total 75 million in PC shipments.