// PERSON
Tom Mainelli
ROLE GROUP VPAT IDCMENTIONS 1LAST SEEN SEPTEMBER 10, 2026
// BIO
Tom Mainelli is Group Vice President of Device and Consumer Research at IDC, where he leads a team covering PCs, smartphones, tablets, wearables, smart home technology, displays, and XR. He has been with IDC since 2006, progressing from Senior Research Analyst to his current role, and previously worked as a journalist and editor at PC World Magazine. He is known for his analysis of device market trends, AI PCs, and AR/VR/XR technologies, and frequently speaks on how these technologies impact both enterprise and consumer markets.
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mention·Axios AI+·SEPTEMBER 10, 2026
“Apple is 'attempting to walk a fine line between always-listening ambient AI computing and its desire to respect [the] user's privacy.'”
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