iPad dominates tablet market, but Android is closing fast
January 27th, 2012By Don Reisinger, CNET
During the fourth quarter of 2011, 10.5 million Android-based tablets shipped worldwide, helping them secure 39.1 percent of the market. … For well over a year now, it has been believed that the iPad can fend off Android, due mainly to the general inability on the part of Apple’s competitors to come up with a highly sought-after alternative. Back in the fourth quarter of 2010, the numbers seemed to prove that point, as Apple secured 68.2 percent of the tablet space, and Android devices came in second with just 29 percent share. … “Dozens of Android models distributed across multiple countries by numerous brands such as Amazon, Samsung, Asus and others have been driving volumes,” …
Android is so far proving relatively popular with tablet manufacturers despite nagging concerns about fragmentation of Android’s operating system, user-interface and app store ecosystem.” … Regardless of which company is leading the way, it’s clear tablets are taking hold in a big way worldwide.
