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Old 02-13-2013, 07:44 PM   #2048
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Well every source I looked at showed the iPad firmly ahead. I'm pretty sure it's a done deal.

As far as what tablet. OMG does that come in green?
They are "ahead" as a single manufacturer for sure... but not "ahead" in the sense of dominating the market as they once did.

Here is the recent report I was citing.

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The strength of Apple’s iPad business is collapsing as lower priced, smaller tablets eat into sales, says Citi’s Apple analysts in a new note this morning.

The 9.7-inch iPad’s unit sales were only up 1.8% on a year-over-year basis in the fourth quarter, says Citi, citing IDC data. In developed markets like the U.S. and Japan, unit sales were actually down quite a bit.

The bigger iPad is being replaced by Apple’s iPad Mini, as well as the 7-inch tablets sold by Samsung and Amazon.
According to IDC, Apple has 38.8% of the tablet market, which is industry leading, but is down from its peak of 56.8% in the second quarter of last year. Amazon has 15.5% of the market, and Samsung has 13.1% of the market.
And of course, again, this doesn't count the shadow market which is AT LEAST half of all Android tabs produced. And I don't think this counts Win 7/8 tablets either.. although I think it does count Win RT (all 5 of them that sold). Like I said, it's gonna be closer than the media would lead one to believe.
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