![The Tablet Race: The iPad vs. the Rest [Infographic]](https://churchm.ag/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-world-becomes-apple.jpg)
The iPad dominates the tablet market. As tablets are rapidly becoming the home computing system of choice, surpassing desktop and soon laptop PC’s, Apple holds profound dominance.
Did you know that 80% of web surfing in North America is done on an iPad? That’s incredible!
Will the bulk of the world’s Internet be seen through the Apple iPad?
Here’s a closer look at the tablet race:
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Do you think Apple can hold on to its tablet dominance?
Considering what I’ve experienced with the difference in the quality of Apple hardware compared to much of the competition, I think their chances are high.
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Eric Dye
Support Lead at Valet, and Proprietor of DYECASTING. Human by day, gamer at night, lover of coffee, and all things spicy.
Interesting stuff in the infographic. What’s most striking to me is that, in my opinion, not one of the things in the “cons” column for the Android devices is actually a con, and the inverse of each is actually in my “cons for iPad” list. I have no opportunity to shop around: I either get the newest iPad or I get a worse one (an older model).
Most of the time, arguments that go pro-Apple or pro-Android tend to have some preconceptions, and this is no exception.
Personally, I don’t look positively on an Apple-dominated future. While I think they make good products and I want them to be successful, I’m not inclined to believe that a market with an aggressive alpha male has the best influence on innovation, creativity, and making the best product for all consumers. The iPad is unquestionably the right product for some proportion of the market. It’s also unquestionably the wrong product for part of the market, and some of those people have bought iPads because Apple’s dominance meant they didn’t realize there were valid alternatives better suited to their individual needs.
Also, and this is a side thought, but I couldn’t help but notice that the infographic doesn’t actually contain the word Android anywhere.
The moment there isn’t stiff competition between hardware and software companies, is the moment we — the consumers — lose. And you’re right about the positives and negatives. I find this happening all the time. While a majority of people my prefer one solution over another, does NOT mean it is the end-all-solution for everyone.