Apple’s iPad slips as Android tablets tick up in market share for third quarter

Apple’s iPad slips as Android tablets tick up in market share for third quarter

From a Washington Post article:

Summary:  Apple still has a 50.4 percent market share for the 3rd quarter BUT down from 65.6%.  Android Samsung up to almost 19%. 

Interesting trends.  It likely has all to do with pricing.  The Android/Google and Amazon devices are significantly lower in price.  See details in article.

By Hayley Tsukayama,

Nov 05, 2012 01:59 PM EST

The Washington PostPublished: November 5

Samsung and Amazon made impressive gains in the tablet market during the past quarter as consumers considering the iPad held off their purchasing decisions until Apple announced new products.

According to estimates from IDC, Apple’s market share took a dive from 65.5 percent to 50.4 percent during the third quarter. Samsung, meanwhile, climbed to 18.4 percent of the market — the largest share that the company has had since the iPad’s introduction in 2010. The company has been marketing the Galaxy Note 10.1 and the Galaxy Tab line heavily as it ramps up to the holiday season, and those efforts seem to have borne fruit.

Entire article here.