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If the article had any decent meat to it, instead of more or less stating that certain businesses are buying ipads and iphones for it's staff and that apple are secretive about it's plans then maybe more people would comment.
First of all, Apple did not "go out in front of the tablet craze", they created the craze. They made people believe that they suddenly needed a tablet, people bought it (thumbs up for apple) and other companies tried to catch up.
Second: Where do you buy your iPads/laptops? I haven't seen a single store yet where they haven't got a laptop that's cheaper than an iPad. Maybe you accidentally stepped into an Apple store?
It's really unprofessional when people are making up the news instead of bringing it, I'm not saying that I would be a better blogger. But I'm sure I just wouldn't blog at all if I don't know what I'm talking about.
Second: Where do you buy your iPads/laptops? I haven't seen a single store yet where they haven't got a laptop that's cheaper than an iPad. Maybe you accidentally stepped into an Apple store?
It's really unprofessional when people are making up the news instead of bringing it, I'm not saying that I would be a better blogger. But I'm sure I just wouldn't blog at all if I don't know what I'm talking about.
...according to Gartner's Q3 report on smartphone market share.
The Android OS phone market share increased to 52% of the worldwide market now, which is 3.25 times larger than Apple's iOS share (currently at just over 16%).
True, the iPad dominates the tablet craze, but I've yet to see any field application where a cheaper alternative (Android or other) could not do the same function - and perhaps even offer better adaptability to a given environment.
When one brushes the spin-doctoring and PR speak aside, can we really say Apple is making any more impact on the corporate world than 30 years ago when worldwide it's still sitting at around a 7% share of the market?
Sources:
- http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1848514
- http://marketshare.hitslink.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=8&qpcustomd=0
The Android OS phone market share increased to 52% of the worldwide market now, which is 3.25 times larger than Apple's iOS share (currently at just over 16%).
True, the iPad dominates the tablet craze, but I've yet to see any field application where a cheaper alternative (Android or other) could not do the same function - and perhaps even offer better adaptability to a given environment.
When one brushes the spin-doctoring and PR speak aside, can we really say Apple is making any more impact on the corporate world than 30 years ago when worldwide it's still sitting at around a 7% share of the market?
Sources:
- http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1848514
- http://marketshare.hitslink.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=8&qpcustomd=0
However, on a year-by-year basis Apple continues to grow--and Android's continued growth has struck a trip-wire that could shatter its progress. There are simply too many discussions about alternative options among current Android OEMs to believe Android will continue the growth or the dominance of the mobile market. Add to this the possibility (though apparently slim probability) of Windows offering some real competition to the current top two and that rapid growth has to peak and slide down to a more sustainable rate.
You might also remember that market share is based on sales, and sales of the iPhone naturally shrink immediately prior to the release of the next model; at which point they tend to again jump higher than the two quarters prior to that release. So the argument relying on Gartner and Marketshare.hitslink is really taking a very short view of the real market.
You might also remember that market share is based on sales, and sales of the iPhone naturally shrink immediately prior to the release of the next model; at which point they tend to again jump higher than the two quarters prior to that release. So the argument relying on Gartner and Marketshare.hitslink is really taking a very short view of the real market.
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