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Android tablets challenging iPad’s dominance
Tablets running Google’s Android operating system accounted for 39% of the global market in Q4, up from 29% a year earlier, with its share gain taking place at a very similar rate to its growth in the smartphone market, according to figures from Strategy Analytics. The research firm estimates that Apple’s iPad still leads the market, accounting for a 57.6% share of shipments in the quarter, down from 68.2% a year earlier. Analyst Neil Mawston says the situation looked similar in the smartphone market at the same point after the launch of the iPhone in 2007, suggesting that despite concerns over Android sales, Google’s OS could go on to dominate the market.
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