tech

Apple keeps lead in slumping tablet market

6 Comments

The requested article has expired, and is no longer available. Any related articles, and user comments are shown below.

© 2017 AFP

©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.

6 Comments
Login to comment

Indeed, Microsoft set the trend with its far more versatile Surface. Also, Amazon has re-positioned the tablet as a platform for its entertainment offerings, via casting to TV screens, etc., for under $100!

1 ( +2 / -1 )

The Surface changed the game and raised the bar. It put the other manufacturers on notice because the manufacturers hesitated to develop their tablets for fear of canabalizing their other products. Microsoft's other products were tanking, so they went all in on a market that was being ignored. People are taking notice, and sales for the surface is looking good.

2 ( +2 / -0 )

Sales of Windows-powered tablets grew 19% from a year ago and accounted for 16 percent of the market, according to Strategy Analytics.

Strategy Analytics analyst Eric Smith said Microsoft, with its Surface family of devices, is the largest vendor in the Windows segment with about 15%, but that its partners—including Lenovo, Asus, Dell, and HP—sell the majority of Windows tablets.

Many thought that the Surface and Surface clones (Get it? Like IBM-PC clones back in the day) wouldn't survive, but that's pretty much the only segment of the tablet market that's growing (and the Surface is now up to 4th generation and even expanding to Surface Book laptop, Surface Studio desktop, and Surface Hub for business).

The Surface changed the game and raised the bar. It put the other manufacturers on notice because the manufacturers hesitated to develop their tablets for fear of canabalizing their other products.

Microsoft wanted to re-create the IBM-PC clone phenomenon of the 80s-90s that pushed MS products, but since there is no IBM-equivalent now to do it for them, Microsoft decided to become their own IBM that would push other manufacturers to create clones that contain MS products.

0 ( +0 / -0 )

Aren't phablets also stealing market share from bigger tablets?

0 ( +0 / -0 )

I know lots of people would buy, without blinking the eyes twice, a Surface-like iPod if only Apple would create a detached keyboard WITH a trackpad. But Apple will never do such a thing - it would simply cut the cord of its Macbook notebooks. It is a pity that I don't trust Windows. The Surface line is indeed a good idea.

0 ( +0 / -0 )

But Apple will never do such a thing - it would simply cut the cord of its Macbook notebooks.

Some tech pundits think Apple is just biding the time until they can get iOS ready to become a full-fledged robust computer (not just mobile) system and ready to replace MacOS. They've noted that progress on MacOS has slowed in recent years, while iOS is getting most of the innovations.

And that's why Apple also hasn't put touchscreen on its Macs, because they don't want MacOS to have the touchscreen, but rather the touchscreen would come with the iOS system. But iOS isn't PC-ready yet, so they're just keeping MacOS alive long enough until it is.

And until iOS becomes PC-ready complete with a mouse cursor, there won't be a computer-replacement iPad on a detachable keyboard with a trackpad.

1 ( +1 / -0 )

Login to leave a comment

Facebook users

Use your Facebook account to login or register with JapanToday. By doing so, you will also receive an email inviting you to receive our news alerts.

Facebook Connect

Login with your JapanToday account

User registration

Articles, Offers & Useful Resources

A mix of what's trending on our other sites