FatalInertia on 13 November 2012
| joora said: Ipad hasn't really had a serious competition till Google and Amazon entered the ring. It's not strange that iPad mini sold more units on launch than nexus 7 in a month. It's same in the console world, and especially characteristic to Apple, since their product usually sell well at launch. But what is more significant is that this is a direct answer to the competition - it is a device that has a "wrong screen size" and which Apple said never to make. This only means that it's getting crowded in the tablet market and that Apple feels threatened. Looking at the specs, iPad mini already has outdated hardware and is not competitive in price (characteristic to Apple). Google is putting bomb after bomb (the nexus family of devices) following the initial sucess of the Nexus 7. Even the strongest opposition of Android devices admits that Nexus 4 is a VERY tempting offer. In the background, Microsoft and Nokia are aggressively starting to push Windows8 and WP8 devices, with upcoming Surface Pro surely to be a hit since it will offer vastly improved productivity. While the look of iOS is standing still, Android and Windows/ Windows Phone look is rapidly evolving. IMHO, the look of Windows 8 is ahead of both Android and iOS. It will be fun to watch this unravelling |
Good post totally agreed, and true. Apple will lose market share like they do everywhere else because of their arrogance, pricing strategy and need to tightly lock down everything.
