No, it’s thanks to no one else really begin in the tablet market
It's not like other manufacturers haven't tried (and some still are trying), people just tend to buy ipads instead.
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BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 6 months agoLol, right?
I love the caption on the top picture:
Apple is the leader in the global tablet computer market thanks to its popular iPad lineup.
No, it’s thanks to no one else really begin in the tablet market. iPads are frustratingly limited, by iOS. I’d go buy an Android tablet, but they’re really aren’t many to choose from (and I use an iPad every day).
Auk@kbin.social 6 months ago
Carter@feddit.uk 6 months ago
The iPad’s popularity is the reason no one else is really in the tablet market anymore. Every OEM was pushing out a tablet in every size about a month ago but failed to make any decent amount of sales to stay relevant.
The Android space is getting more varied again in recent years but I really wouldn’t recommend one to an average user over an iPad.
ripcord@kbin.social 6 months ago
I mean, they're the leader because people are buying them the most.
There's also quite a few Android tablet options. No one is really buying them mostly because they're not great (personally, I really liked the ChromeOS tablets I bought but no one seems to want those either so the options for those are genuinely hard to find any options for).
But if the iPads are basically the best in the market despite not being everything you wish they were, I'm not getting the argument with their point.
soren446@lemmy.world 6 months ago
[deleted]Ottomateeverything@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Why is the surface even on this list? It’s an actual computer and it’s like 4 years older than the others? It’s not even in the same category.
TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 6 months ago
frustratingly limited, by iOS
To be nitpicky, they separated out iPadOS from iOS a while back. The two share many features still but iPadOS can do more.
Still not full MacOS level though, even on the m1/m2 iPad Pro models. Disappointingly.
MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 6 months ago
I’d go buy an Android tablet, but they’re really aren’t many to choose from (and I use an iPad every day).
tf are you talking about? There’s only 139 models since january 2022.
praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
I’m using Galaxy Tab S7+ and it is real nice. I don’t know what people do with their tablet but I never understood why some people say that Android tablet is garbage. I’ve used iPad too and I was very much frusted with their lack of proper file management/closed nature of the OS than lack of some better-polished apps on Android.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It’s 100% because of their iPads, there are plenty of alternatives but none stand up against the iPad. Everytime a new flagship tablet comes out it is thought to be the iPad killer.
They created the market and dominate it. They’re fucks like but they’re not wrong here.