Is Apple Inc.'s AAPL -4.03% dominance in tablets coming to
an end? According to the WSJ the iPad has shaped and
dominated the global market for tablet computers since the original model came
out in 2010. But the market landscape may be starting to change, as consumers
now have a lot more options with tablets from Samsung Electronics, Amazon.com
and many other brands. In the third
quarter through September, Apple's share of the tablet market dropped sharply
to 50.4% from 65.4% in the previous quarter, according to research firm IDC.
Major vendors of tablets powered by Google’s Android
operating system gained market shares in the same quarter. Samsung's share
increased to the largest-ever market share for a vendor other than Apple—from
9.4% in the second quarter. Amazon, the vendor of Kindle Fire tablets, followed
with a 9% share, while Taiwan's Asustek Computer known for its Asus brand for PCs, came fourth
with an 8.6% share……..
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