man-bear-pig on 31 January 2013
| binary solo said: Aaaaand there goes Apple's majority dominance of the tablet market. The Q on Q market share drop isn't the big thing, its the YoY market share drop. From >51% in Q4 11 to <44% in Q4 12. Apple is only growing because the tablet market is growing. But the tablet market is growing more for other products than for Apple. It's a particularly interesting market share drop considering for the first time ever Apple has 2 "current gen" skus on the market. Looks like iPad mini merely cannibalised on it's big brother rather than taking from the 7" crowd. Cook =/= Jobs and the cult of personality has gone. Jobs did enough to keep Apple relevant for a long time, as long as Apple doesn't have too many more Apple maps situations. |
The only reason apple has lost marketshare is because there's been an onslaught of dirt cheap Android tablets which cater to a market Apple can't (very cheap). The iPad mini should help reverse this trend though once supply gets sorted
My prediction threads:
Wii U will sell under 40m units (made on 14th September 2012)
PS Vita will sell under 20m units (made on 30th September 2012)
Wii U will sell under 7m in 2013 - I was right
