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iPad Expected to Maintain Position as Tablet Market Leader
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I can't say I'm terribly impressed with my Android tablet. It does what I wanted it to do but it is clunky to use.
Android will grab some market share out of the gate just from those who despise Apple and those that don't know tech. iPad will still capture a lot of sales by those that truly compare products.
A lot of Andriod tablets will be sold but I don't really see anybody else offering a similar experience for a couple years.
isuppli is grinding to say the least:-(
Waiting with baited breath for them to release that the ipad material used only costs $ 1.49.
Would be interesting to have them put money on their predictions. Probably would shut them up.
Android tablet will not sell
Android phones are selling because they use the marketing power of cellphone carriers. Without the cellphone carriers how will the Android tablet sell to the masses? Google's Nexus One failed for exactly the same reason.
Android phones are selling because they use the marketing power of cellphone carriers. Without the cellphone carriers how will the Android tablet sell to the masses? Google's Nexus One failed for exactly the same reason.
Have you seen that episode of South Park where the boys discover how the jokes to Family Guy are written? It's kind of like that.
20-30%
Acer chairman JT Wang reportedly claimed recently that Apple's share of the tablet market will eventually stabilize at 20-30%, and while that range would represent a significant decrease from today's levels, it would of course still be a very substantial portion of the overall market.
By 2012, Apple will be onto something far better than the iPad while everyone else will still be trying to make something as good.
Acer chairman JT Wang reportedly claimed recently that Apple's share of the tablet market will eventually stabilize at 20-30%, and while that range would represent a significant decrease from today's levels, it would of course still be a very substantial portion of the overall market.
By 2012, Apple will be onto something far better than the iPad while everyone else will still be trying to make something as good.
They're also the only option on most US carriers.. like Gilligan's Island, minus Mary-Ann.
I own an iPad and it is closer to a large iPod Touch then an actual Tablet PC. The school where I teach gives me an HP ElitePad 2730p 12" Tablet PC to use in my classroom and the ElitePad and the iPad are two completely different animals. The ElitePad is a full featured computer that can be used as a tablet. The iPad is closer to a media player then a full featured computer.
I like my iPad even though sometimes I wonder exactly why I bought it. Hopefully the upgrade to iOS 4 will make it a better device.
Oh, please stop with this nonsense. The cell providers control what goes into an Android device, and they force certain apps to be there whether you want it or not. So let's stop pretending that everyone is good except evil Apple.
Porn can easily be accessed through a browser, OK?
That basically shows you how pathetic the tablet market was prior to the iPad's arrival. If your competitors' numbers are abysmal, it's easy to beat them.
And actually, it's been about four months.
The product category will be more interesting when there are credible competitors to the iPad. Right now, there are none.
You wonder why you bought the ipad? LOL! If you don't know why you dropped hundreds of dollars on a piece of tech then I don't feel the need to even carry on with you. I haven't heard something so freaking stupid in a long time.
Ipad is a computer. The moment you turn on the device it computes just by powering on.
How is that an anomaly? Every other tablet on the market sucks, and nothing in the pipe looks at all interesting.
I'm enervated by these predictions and the analysts who blazon such rubbish. Can't these people acquire an actual job? No, they're talentless.
And besides, the iPad is an ersatz tablet. It functions as a media player, not as a computer. Say what you will, but this is the warranted truth.
I disagree with this. The iPad is a computer, with a different operating system.
What can't you do on an iPad that a Tablet PC can do?
The usage for a Tablet is for taking notes, email, web. Not game, design websites and edit movies. That's what the iMac and MacPro is for
The guy was implying there is now a True Tablet market, which quite a few people believe including computer publications like PC Mag. If there is a True Tablet market, it's obviously only 4 months old, but expect to hear the phrase a lot in the future.
And by nature windows tablets won't fall into that market because they're basically full fledged PCs.
We'll see what happens on September 1
First - Apple's 75% share should include all touch-screen no-keyboard devices with screens roughly 10" or so. That includes all those horrid HP Compaqs (thanks, Carly), all those "What is Origami?" UMPCs, and the vaporware "Steve Ballmer Special" HP Slate. (Well, OK, the HP Slate doesn't count since it hasn't shipped.)
Second - I think everybody agrees with you. None compare. And even if a competitor managed to create a near-identical device that worked just as well (unlikely since Apple has filed dozens of patent applications on iPad, iPhone, and iOS) it could still never compare to iPad. Why not? Because Apple has been working on its software infrastructure for nearly 10 years now.
iTunes launched in 2001, which paved the way for iPod's success. iTunes is the not-so-secret ingredient that Apple has used to help sell iPods, iPhones, and now iPads. And iTunes is also extremely "sticky." Once you've used it, it's hard to quit and use a competitor's product.
But obviously iTunes isn't just about music, videos, TV shows, and movies. It's all about the apps now. I suspect there will be an Apple TV app announced during the Media Event on September 1st. The usual iPod upgrades will be announced first, then most likely an upgraded Apple TV (or iTV?) with TV show rentals. And probably also some kind of app to connect iTunes and/or Apple TV to iPad and iPhone and iPod Touch for viewing content.
No, it's not revolutionary, but Apple seems to be taking a one-step-at-a-time approach with Apple TV. Small steps.
First - Apple's 75% share should include all touch-screen no-keyboard devices with screens roughly 10" or so. That includes all those horrid HP Compaqs (thanks, Carly), all those "What is Origami?" UMPCs, and the vaporware "Steve Ballmer Special" HP Slate. (Well, OK, the HP Slate doesn't count since it hasn't shipped.)
Second - I think everybody agrees with you. None compare. And even if a competitor managed to create a near-identical device that worked just as well (unlikely since Apple has filed dozens of patent applications on iPad, iPhone, and iOS) it could still never compare to iPad. Why not? Because Apple has been working on its software infrastructure for nearly 10 years now.
iTunes launched in 2001, which paved the way for iPod's success. iTunes is the not-so-secret ingredient that Apple has used to help sell iPods, iPhones, and now iPads. And iTunes is also extremely "sticky." Once you've used it, it's hard to quit and use a competitor's product.
But obviously iTunes isn't just about music, videos, TV shows, and movies. It's all about the apps now. I suspect there will be an Apple TV app announced during the Media Event on September 1st. The usual iPod upgrades will be announced first, then most likely an upgraded Apple TV (or iTV?) with TV show rentals. And probably also some kind of app to connect iTunes and/or Apple TV to iPad and iPhone and iPod Touch for viewing content.
No, it's not revolutionary, but Apple seems to be taking a one-step-at-a-time approach with Apple TV. Small steps.
Whilst I think the iPad is great and all that.
I'd not agree it's priced LOW.
In the UK you can buy a full spec laptop (not netbook) for almost half the cost of a middle range iPad.
Given scale I'm sure many others can overspec and underprice the current iPad.
I'd not agree it's priced LOW.
In the UK you can buy a full spec laptop (not netbook) for almost half the cost of a middle range iPad.
Given scale I'm sure many others can overspec and underprice the current iPad.
U get what U pay for
And just exactly what do you get when you buy a cut-rate laptop? 2 year old technology, a creaky plastic enclosure, and loads of spamware (no doubt subsidizing your "low, low price.") Today's el cheapo laptop is tomorrow's e-waste.
And just exactly what do you get when you buy a cut-rate laptop? 2 year old technology, a creaky plastic enclosure, and loads of spamware (no doubt subsidizing your "low, low price.") Today's el cheapo laptop is tomorrow's e-waste.
The iPad uses a Von Neumann architecture, it runs Turing derived instructions and it does not run Windows. Those three things make it a computer.
E-Readers have already dropped their prices significantly. They needed a price drop too.