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by asveikau 4042 days ago
Android tablets exceed iPads in market share. 61.9% in 2013 according to a quick google search.
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That's misleading because it includes a large number of android based video players in Asia, which are not competitors to the iPad as general purpose tablets.
Yeah, man, that "Asia" place, it like, doesn't count. And who's heard of this "Europe", anyway? It sounds made up. I guess the reality distortion field doesn't have the range to reach there.
It has nothing to do with 'Asia' or 'Europe'. It has to do with saying a 7" android based video player is a competitor to the iPad.
Just seemed to me like you're going around dismissing continents, redefining the product category when faced with opposing evidence. Perhaps in 2010 iPad was the only game in town but Android tablets have shot up since then. I've seen it with my own eyes and ears, but yes, when I googled for data I saw that I am not wrong.
Sorry, the data you quoted is absolutely wrong. It doesn't distinguish between low cost android video players and iPads. If you want to make a point about android being used widely, that's fine, but if you want to make a point about iPads being affected by commoditization, the data doesn't support that.
More like you don't like some of the brands and models because they come from a continent you don't like, and you are using this to dismiss the whole argument.