Bloomberg cited a Strategy Analytics report that said the iPad had a hold on 95 percent of the tablet market last quarter, and according to research firm Changewave, four out of five
tablet buyers plan to purchase an iPad.
Not exact matches
Prospective
buyers can still acquire the
tablet from Verizon Wireless for the price of $ 249.99 off - contract or for $ 149.99 on a two - year
plan, while well - qualified customers with good credit can also purchase the slate for $ 0 down and $ 10.41 per month.
If the rumors are true, then it will be a good news for most of us, who are
planning to buy Android powered
tablets, but it can be a bad news for one million Galaxy Tab owners and also for the
buyers of other Android
tablets.
Amazon is
planning a massive ecosystem which should entice many existing Kindle users to upgrade to the
tablet and attract new
buyers.
Prospective
buyers should note the rumor that Barnes & Noble is
planning to launch an updated Nook
Tablet later in 2012.
Despite the flood of new
Tablets hitting the market, the Apple iPad remains the overwhelming choice of business
buyers going forward — with nearly four - in - five (78 %) corporate respondents saying their company
plans to purchase Apple iPads.
18 % percent of teens who don't own a
tablet expect to buy one in the next sixth months and of those prospective
buyers, 66 %
plan to choose an iPad.
Given that the Surface was only available to
buyers for around a month at the time this study was taken, and that Microsoft is
planning on debuting the Pro version of the
tablet in January.
Torres didn't rule out using Windows RT in the future, saying the company
plans a broad portfolio of
tablets tailored toward different types of
buyers.
Amazon is offering an interest - free payment
plan for its Kindle Fire HDX
tablets, which will let
buyers pay for the device over the course of nine months.
FreedomPop on Wednesday announced
plans to sell discounted LTE
tablets that come with a free data plus connectivity capable of offering
tablet buyers phone features.