My son has an iPad Mini, 2 of his friends have Android tablets. Both of his friends tablets collect dust in their bedrooms and they barely use them. My son uses his iPad Mini hourly, sometimes 6-8 hours out of a day. He has said his friends wish they had an iPad instead of the Android tablets.
I had no idea the numbers were that close in 2012. I thought apple was crushing all competition in the tablet market.
actually surprised they are giving Windows that little of an increase
I think the responses are funny.
If the report said that Apple would keep/increase their lead - people wouldn't take issue with the report. At least most wouldn't.
Most people haven't taken issue with the report prior to your comment.
My son has an iPad Mini, 2 of his friends have Android tablets. Both of his friends tablets collect dust in their bedrooms and they barely use them. My son uses his iPad Mini hourly, sometimes 6-8 hours out of a day. He has said his friends wish they had an iPad instead of the Android tablets. Apple makes the best hardware and eco-system, they will continue to dominate until the competitors make a better eco-system to go with the cheap hardware.
I don't see why anyone finds this surprising, similar to the phone market, Android has numerous options compared to 2 maybe 3 for iPad. Predicting through 2017 is ridiculous, I think. The rate technology is changing and new features are being released and adopted, one feature can completely throw that prediction off.
If your kid is spending 6-8 hours a day on his iPad Mini then I think you need to be a lot less concerned about what tablets his friends play with and start worrying about your parenting skills. It's incredible you're even bragging about it.
Advice. Take his tablet away and give him a soccer ball.
Of course they will, you can pick up an Android tablet for like $5.
Thank god!MR said:IDC Predicts Android Tablet Shipments Will Overtake iPad Shipments in 2013
Unlike the iPhone, the iPad Mini hits a much lower price point (I'm obviously referring to unsubsidized iPhone prices). Also, Apple is known to discount 1 year old iOS devices by $100 (iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad all follow this rule). Therefore, sometime this year, we are going to see the current gen iPad Mini go down to about $229 (I'm guessing $249 but hey, it could happen). Also, unlike the iPhone, Apple also directly sells refurbished iPads, so that price point can go even lower (refurbished last gen iPad Mini for $199).
What am I trying to say here? By the end of this year, Apple is going to make it impossible for Android to compete above $200. People happily pay a slight premium for Apple products (which is the reason $399 10 inch Android tablets collect dust in store shelves). So when Apple hits that $199-$249 price point this year with the iPad Mini, the only way people will buy Android Tablets will be if they are priced at $99 or lower. Since you cannot provide quality at that price point (unless you are taking a significant loss), than Apple will continue to dominate the tablet market.
I've always predicted that eventually the iPad will be Apple's best selling product. Technically phones are cheaper to make than quality tablets, but they are sold for significantly more because of carrier subsidies allowing competition to undercut you easily since profit margins are so ridiculously high. Apple did not play the same game with the tablets, which is why Android will not have much of a chance against Apple in this market.
If your kid is spending 6-8 hours a day on his iPad Mini then I think you need to be a lot less concerned about what tablets his friends play with and start worrying about your parenting skills. It's incredible you're even bragging about it.
Advice. Take his tablet away and give him a soccer ball.
Well seeing as Apple haven't brought anything 'new' (or exciting) to the market in the last 2-3 years (spec bumps don't count!), it isn't hard to forecast what they won't be doing in the next 2 or 3!!! ..... Unless they pull their fingers out their asses!!!!
2017?! Lol, I always wonder how accurate these expansive forecasts are.