Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Android closer to overtake iPad - the Minute News

bet Google’s operating system on tablets low cost lead to Apple is losing market share. According to a study by ABI Research, do not miss much more time for Apple devices lose hegemony.

According to ABI Research, quoted by Exame magazine, it is time for tablets provided with the operating system from Google, Android, exceed the iPad in sales.

“It is inevitable that tablets with Android beyond the line iPad, yet we do not see any manufacturer that individually may threaten Apple’s leadership,” said Jeff Orr, ABI’s director, in a company statement. Here, also refers to the wide range of devices with Android, which means that Apple submits more limited in supply.

The study justifies this position with the fact that Apple has closed the first quarter with about 50% share of the tablet market, while in 2010 it had 100%. This drop is due in large part to the higher growth of cheap handsets, up to $ 200 in the international market, with 7-inch screen.

Apple responded to the reduction in the average size of the tablets with the launch of the iPad Mini. For now this model accounted for 39% of its revenues in this segment of the market and ABI believes that it is the lifeline of the technology, or allow at least Apple does not sink in the near future.

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