And yet I've honestly never seen an Android tablet out in the wild aside from the occasional Nexus 7.
Maybe you confuse the samsung tabs for the note...
And yet I've honestly never seen an Android tablet out in the wild aside from the occasional Nexus 7.
Apple likes to point out that the usage statistics show their iPads get way more use than any other tablet, like 90% of the tablet web browsing is done with an iPad. So I think it's fair to ask whether the other tablets are selling, and if they are, how they are being used.
I myself only use a Kindle Paperwhite. I don't know if that counts as a tablet in those sales figures, but I only use it to read books, of course. I use my iPhone or computer for everything else. With a Kindle, iPhone, and rRBP, I can't justify to myself getting another device.
Maybe from Apple's financial results, maybe by flipping a french press upside-down and applying their tasseography skills.haha where do these people get these numbers.
The only non-apple tablet I've ever seen in the wild is the occasional kindle. Maybe it's a radically different picture overseas, but the reasons the so-called research states regarding integration with phones, tv and so wouldn't be exclusive to areas outside the US.
Why should I be patient? I use google maps on my iPhone and iPad every day
Why would people be patient and waiting for Apple Maps when we already have Google Maps on iPhone and iPad.
You make it sound like people are holding back on an Apple tablet or phone purchase until their maps rival Google's but we already have Google's on our platform so I don't see why anyone would be waiting?
Google Maps rocks and it's free!
Why didn't Tim Cook mention this in the iPad conference?
Apple don't need marketshare and never have, they have a strong base of sales and good margins, they make a ton of cash.
I'm commuting by train and see other (varying) commuters using a tablet nearly every other day. Roughly 95% of them are iPad users - unlike eBook readers, where the Kindle is dominant, but a lot more variety exists.That doesn't surprise me. In Germany, I never see iPads in the wild either.
I wouldn't say "only", but the vast majority of tablet owners. Probably related to the predominant german technophobia (in public) and social envy.Apparently, people only use tablets at home.
Again...90 manufacturers vs 1. Apple still on top.
At one time Apple was the "#1 PC maker" (Apple ad in 1993).
Of course that ignored that 85% of PC's ran Windows 3.1
Today Apple is the #1 Tablet maker.
Ignoring that 65% of tablets run on Android.
The speed of the erosion as top seller, ~11% a year, is the worrisome part.
If the return rate was excessively high stores would not store the product.
Don't worry, the iPad is doing very well. This is kind of a non story ( once again ).
One manufacturer against many. Of course Apple's marketshare is going to drop. Marketshare isn't everything. Ecosystem / developer interest is what counts. As long as Apple can sustain these two factors, Apple will be fine.
Don't try and make excuses such as "what about returns", "what about actual sales". Strawman arguments ultimately.
Ecosystem / developer interest is what you should look out for. Start worrying when Developer interest starts to fall. Less software means less customers.
That doesn't surprise me. In Germany, I never see iPads in the wild either. Apparently, people only use tablets at home. For work on the road, notebooks and smartphones are still the only relevant device categories.
Again...90 manufacturers vs 1. Apple still on top.
Apple knows they can not and will not compete for the scraps at the bottom of the computing device pile, so they can never maintain the most market share just by counting widgets. It will be interesting if the public ever understands that.
I think there are several ways to look at a situation and as human beings we like to come to conclusions from what is presented to us vs asking for more data points. "What about returns?" is not an excuse but a question in that regard. "How about ecosystem/developer interest?" is another one, and not more or less important. More data points the better in terms of understanding different angles.
People on this forum say "what about returns?" as a defensive mechanism when statistics come up to suggest Apple products are being outsold by Android.
Again...90 manufacturers vs 1. Apple still on top.
One OS vs. another OS. Android is on top and distancing itself from its competition.
That doesn't surprise me. In Germany, I never see iPads in the wild either. Apparently, people only use tablets at home. For work on the road, notebooks and smartphones are still the only relevant device categories.
At one time Apple was the "#1 PC maker" (Apple ad in 1993).
Of course that ignored that 85% of PC's ran Windows 3.1
Today Apple is the #1 Tablet maker.
Ignoring that 65% of tablets run on Android.
The speed of the erosion as top seller, ~11% a year, is the worrisome part.
Touché. I'm actually excited. Competition is a good thing and hopefully it will help push Cook to take chances like Jobs did.