The use of the mobile phone for payments will not replace the traditional wallet, sales of printed books will be four times higher than e-books, short videos will not replace the TV and 3D printers are unlikely to turn into a factory every home, Delomeit provides for 2015.
Although 2015 purchases through smartphones within stores will increase more than 1.000 per cent compared to last year, the mobile wallet will not yet replace the traditional wallet. However, 2015 is characterized as a "turning point for widespread adoption of smartphone payments within stores" by Deloitte.
Five times the sales of printed books against e-books
According to the 14th edition of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu's Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Forecasts Limited (Deloitte Global) for the next 12-18 months, printed books will continue to dominate the publishing industry. They will account for 80 percent of all book sales.
Smartphone: The market is not shrinking yet
Also, contrary to the previous ones forecasts industry figures that smartphone sales are no longer growing, Deloitte Global predicts that there will be one billion upgrades in 2015, signaling that the market is not yet declining.
Consumers do not always show the way: Business innovation "on the helm"
Innovation from business
Last year marked a departure from the last decade's trend of 'consumerisation' of information technology (IT) – for example, with modest acceptance of 'wearable' technology such as smart glasses by consumers. In 2015, however, Deloitte Global predicts that business innovation will lead the adoption of wearables, XNUMXD printers, drones and the Internet of Things (IoT). Internet of Things), fulfilling more needs and generating higher sales for businesses.
