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Do you know why there are so many more "tablet specific" iOS apps? because Android doesn't need an app to be tablet specific.. most "phone" apps flawlessly scale up to the size of the tablet. If you HONESTLY believe iOS is a better tablet os, you are delusional or completely ignorant of how much better Android is... although even I will admit that it looks like WebOS kills all of them. I have a feeling Ice Cream will leapfrog WebOS though. |
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07-10-2011, 06:07 PM | #1652 | |
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iOS is doing just fine, and looks to be for quite some time.......... Excellent news for me....
Gartner Says Apple iOS to Dominate the Media Tablet Market Through 2015, Owning More Than Half of It for the Next Three Years Egham, UK, April 11, 2011— Despite mounting competition from other operating systems (OSs), Apple’s iOS will continue to own the majority of the worldwide media tablet through 2015, according to Gartner, Inc. Due to the success of Apple’s iPad, iOS will account for 69 percent of media tablet OSs in 2011, and represent 47 percent of the media tablet market in 2015. Gartner analysts said Apple iPad did to the tablet PC market what the iPhone did to the smartphone market: re-invented it. A media tablet is not just a different form factor to perform the same tasks that can be done on a PC. Tablets deliver a richer experience around content consumption, thanks to the ecosystem they support. The richer the ecosystem, the stronger the pull for consumers. “Seeing the response from both consumers and enterprises to the iPad, many vendors are trying to compete by first delivering on hardware and then trying to leverage the platform ecosystem,” said Carolina Milanesi, research vice president at Gartner. “Many, however, are making the same mistake that was made in the first response wave to the iPhone, as they are prioritizing hardware features over applications, services and overall user experience. Tablets will be much more dependent on the latter than smartphones have been, and the sooner vendors realize that the better chance they have to compete head-to-head with Apple.” Google’s Android OS is forecast to increase its worldwide share of the media tablet market from 20 percent in 2011 to 39 percent in 2015 (see Table 1). Analysts said Google’s decision not to open up the Honeycomb, its first OS version dedicated to tablets, to third parties will prevent fragmentation, but it will also slow the price decline and ultimately cap market share. “Volume will be driven by support from many players, the ecosystem of applications for tablets getting more competitive and some platform flexibility allowing lower price points,” said Roberta Cozza, principal analyst at Gartner. “The new licensing model Google has introduced with Honeycomb enables Google to drive more control, allowing only optimal tablet implementations that don’t compromise quality of experience. This might mean that prices will drop at a slower pace than what we have seen in the smartphone market.” Table 1 Worldwide Sales of Media Tablets to End Users by OS (Thousands of Units)
With the migration of Blackberry devices to QNX – the OS used on the Blackberry PlayBook - in 2012, RIM will be able to offer users a consistent experience across its whole product portfolio and create a single developer community. While QNX is a strong platform that delivers on performance, graphics and multitasking features, Gartner analysts said success in the media tablet market will be driven by richness of ecosystem. “It will take time and significant effort for RIM to attract developers and deliver a compelling ecosystem of applications and services around QNX to position it as a viable alternative to Apple or Android. This will limit RIM’s market share growth over the forecast period,” Ms. Milanesi said. “It will be mainly organizations that will be interested in RIM’s tablets because they either already have RIM’s infrastructure deployed or have stringent security requirements.” Gartner analysts said platforms such as MeeGo and WebOS, which currently have a weak presence in the smartphone market, will have a limited appeal unless they can grow that business. “Smartphone users will want to buy a tablet that runs the same operating system as their smartphone. This is so that they can share applications across devices as well as for the sense of familiarity the user interfaces will bring,” Ms. Milanesi said. “Vendors developing on Android should be prepared to see more cross brand ownership as some users might put OS over brand when it comes to the purchasing decision. Improvements on usability and brand recognition are the strongest differentiators they can focus on.” A media tablet is a device based on a touchscreen display (typically with a multitouch interface) whose primary focus is the consumption of media. The devices have screens with a diagonal dimension that is over 5 inches and may include screens that are as large as is practical for handheld use, roughly up to 15 inches. The media tablet runs a lightweight OS such as Android and iOS that is more limited than, or a subset of, the traditional fully featured OS such as Windows. Gartner’s detailed forecast is available in the report “Forecast: Media Tablets by Open Operating System, Worldwide, 2008-2015.” The report is available on Gartner's website at http://www.gartner.com/resId=1624614.
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07-10-2011, 08:45 PM | #1654 |
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Thats nice. I'll still own a Android tablet.
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07-10-2011, 08:58 PM | #1655 | |
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It's been clear throughout this thread that you don't agree with the "App per function" approach. I have serious reservations about many parts of it myself, which is why I support the jailbreak community so heavily. But it's futile to argue with the success and current market domination of iOS. That alone is proof that built-in OS functionality isn't the final deciding factor for a tablet OS in the eyes of the majority.
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07-10-2011, 11:55 PM | #1656 | |
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iOS is really NOT a very good tablet OS from a TECH standpoint. You can argue about "ease of use" or whatever but the fact is, it holds market share due to Apple's MARKETING prowess and for NO other legitimate reason. This argument didn't work with PC vs MAC, it didn't work for smartphones and it won't work for tablets... In the end, the more open OS that can be installed on a variety of DIFFERENT, cheaper devices will win. This will become MUCH more evident over the next year as hardware vendors start to take advantage of all the amazing features that are being teased with Android 3.1 like broad platform support for USB-connected peripherals. |
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07-11-2011, 12:50 AM | #1657 | |
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Uhhh huh....
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You spent the first year of this thread arguing about Flash support, and then Honeycomb was released and didn't have Flash for quite a while. The Xoom came out with no Flash support. The one feature you made out to be the binding force of the internet universe. These Android tablets have been very flawed for quite some time. It's been 14 months and 23 million iPads later, and you're still saying the same things.
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I stand by my feelings on FLASH. It's annoying that it's missing and seriously limits the iPad's usefulness. Lastly, 23 million iPads sounds like such a huge number... but in reality.. it's only big compared to the anemic Android sales so far. The vast majority of the tablet market is still waiting for the price to drop. The only way Apple will be able to keep up is to match the price drops.. something they have been awful at in the past. So, in short.. I was wrong on ONE thing.. timing... I expected Android to move much faster in it's takeover of the tablet market... it's only a matter of time before it does happen. |
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What it boils down to is cost. apple isn't going to lower their price so Android is the best option.
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It's also entirely false; original iPads are hundreds of dollars cheaper than when they came out. When the iPad HD comes out, the iPad 2's price will see a similar fall. Can I just say this though? Both are excellent products. iOS v Android is nothing but personal preference, and both platforms do 99% of what the general population wants. I've heard developers say that the standardization of Apple makes things far easier to deal with than Android with a multitude of configurations to account for, but frankly, I don't give a damn about developers. Just make sure Vegas Hotel and Penultimate don't crash, and I'm good; I really am. If Google really want to beat Apple at something, they should focus on inventing something new. Start the arms race to a functioning Holodeck. But the iPhone is still the single best-selling phone in the world, and they've built up so much brand loyalty, it's going to be very difficult for tablet sales to be stilted towards anything but iPad. At the end of the day, the best thing both platforms do is function to make each other better.
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Just my personal preference. EDIT - I seem to remember the original iPad starting at $499 just like it is now though.
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I don't have a tablet, but I do have an Android phone and a current gen iPod touch. I like the customization abilities of Android, but the iPod is not nearly as glitchy as my phone is.
I agree it comes to personal preference. If you like one buy it. I don't understand the hate for either/or, it's hilarious to watch. I swear Android tablets are the best selling vaporware of all time around here. |
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This whole Apple Vs. Android thing is laughable. Its like arguing whos better Ford or Chevy?
They are both good products so what it comes down to is personal preference. Quit worrying about what your neighbor is buying and buy whatever makes you happy. Last edited by Deberg_1990; 07-12-2011 at 11:48 AM.. |
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