McDonald's sold more than 100000 times as many food servings as El Bulli, but according to El Bulli, McDonald's isn't really food.
Don't mix quantity with quality and/or specs marketing with actual usability.
Here endeth the lesson.
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iPad's Share of Tablet Shipments Falls to 50% in 3Q 2012
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McDonald's sold more than 100000 times as many food servings as El Bulli, but according to El Bulli, McDonald's isn't really food.
Don't mix quantity with quality and/or specs marketing with actual usability.
Here endeth the lesson.
Yap, because reatailers will stock month after month the tablets or smartphones not sold
Grow in revenues is also because retailers stock the non sold tablets and smartphones
Where are these other tablets? Literally every single tablet I've seen in public have been iPads. I have not seen a single Samsung, kindle fire, or other tablet in the subways or at school. Do these people shamefully use their non iPad tablets at home or something?
Just kidding, but seriously though, where are these tablets being sold?
This. I have never seen one single non-iPad tablet in the wild, with the possible exception of a weird looking tablet I saw from a distance, but it may simply have been an iPad in an unusual case.
As long as that lesson includes that comment about all companies. Not just Samsung. I assume you also discount the popularity of the iPhone, etc when making that comment?
Where are these other tablets? Literally every single tablet I've seen in public have been iPads. I have not seen a single Samsung, kindle fire, or other tablet in the subways or at school. Do these people shamefully use their non iPad tablets at home or something?
Just kidding, but seriously though, where are these tablets being sold?
Really? I have seen many other non apple tablets in the wild
THIS THIS THIS!!!!!
Do you think the iPad Mini would have ever saw the light of day if it wasn't because the competition was selling 7 inch tablets?!?
So many people are blinded by their love for Apple that they fail to realize the BEST thing for them as a consumer is competition!!!
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Question: Does the Galaxy Note and Note 2 fall into this category? Seems like Samsung could count Note sales for both the smartphone and tablet markets....
Not at all.
My point is that I'm not sure how many devices actually compete with the iPad.
The Nexus 7 for example does, but some of the entry level tablets I wouldn't consider competition.
I love my iPad but it was expensive for what it is. It's not something that I will update every year. Maybe every 2-3 years at minimum.
Yes they do. in fact they did so just today: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/11/05Apple-Sells-Three-Million-iPads-in-Three-Days.html
The key word here is growth. If I grew 100%, I would be 200% my original size, so 100% growth is doubling, 200% is tripling, etc.
Are you sure? According to IDC's website, their Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker includes ereaders.
http://www.idc.com/tracker/showproductinfo.jsp?prod_id=81
That's right. This is a direct quote from Apple's most recently released quarterly earnings report.
I personally can't think of a single time I've seen someone using an android tablet in the wild.
It makes no difference to me what other people use. I don't even have a tablet. But honestly, I see iPads everywhere and can't pinpoint a time where I've noticed a single android tablet.
I live in a well known, major city in California.
It makes no difference to me what other people use. I don't even have a tablet. But honestly, I see iPads everywhere and can't pinpoint a time where I've noticed a single android tablet.
I live in a well known, major city in California.
1) This will finally be the end of Apple. I'm 82% sure depending on how the iPad sells in Ohio.
2) There will be a decrease in the rate of increase in Samsung's tablet sales growth rate.
3) Stating 400% is quadrupling leaves you underestimating by 20%.
2) There will be a decrease in the rate of increase in Samsung's tablet sales growth rate.
3) Stating 400% is quadrupling leaves you underestimating by 20%.
Um. The Nexus 7 is made by Asus, *not* Samsung.
Samsung makes the Nexus 10. Samsung's 7-inch tablets are the:
Galaxy Tab
Galaxy Tab 7 Plus
Galaxy Tab 2 7"
They also have an 8.9 inch tablet and two 10 inch tablets.
Most tablets I see around are ipads, which makes sense because most tablets that have been sold are ipads. That is changing (as the new sales figures illustrate). I know plenty of people with either.
Stop hanging out in coffee shops with hipsters and maybe you'll start seeing people with non-Apple hardware.
Nexus 7 is built by Asus.
I just want to know the source of the Samsung numbers and what the big Samsung tablet mover is supposed to be.
This is WORLDWIDE shipments...not just your neighborhood, city, or even country. Apple is clearly losing the game in growing markets that are crucial...which ultimately means comparatively less long-term revenue for R&D that it needs to battle the other tech companies in the future.
In other words, our iPhones are pretty awesome now...but Samsung is about to have a whole lot of cash from these growing markets to develop stronger competition...unless Apple makes some changes, fast.
I love it when people try and defend the mini pricing over the 7/Fire because of the ecosystem. I'm not saying one is better then the other as Id be happy with any of the devices. Its hard to argue with $159 for the Fire as very quality product for someone on a budget. Its over 170 dollars cheaper!
Seriously maybe Android/Amazons ecosystem is a little behind in terms of quality apps then iOS but it certainly has its fair share of very useful apps and some better ones even.
How can they when the sell most of their products at cost or sometimes below cost?