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U.S. Non-iPad Tablet Market Led by TouchPad Fire Sales as iPad's Domination Continues
Research firm NPD today released a new study of non-iPad tablet sales in the United States, revealing that sell-through remains extremely small in the face of Apple's dominant market share. According to the report, only 1.2 million non-iPad tablets were sold in the United States during the first ten months of 2011, with HP leading the pack with 17% of that market, or about 200,000 units sold.
HP famously discontinued its TouchPad tablet just weeks after it launched, although the company has been periodically offering stocks of the device at bargain basement prices as low as $99 or as part of bundles with HP computers.
Recent studies have pegged Apple's share of iPad shipments at closer to 65-70%, but those studies measure shipments from manufacturers to distribution channels and not sales to end users. While Apple has repeatedly noted that it is selling every iPad it can make, competitors' devices still appear to be languishing on store shelves amid low interest from consumers.
HP famously discontinued its TouchPad tablet just weeks after it launched, although the company has been periodically offering stocks of the device at bargain basement prices as low as $99 or as part of bundles with HP computers.
PC manufacturers are dominant in the tablet space, as four of the top five tablet brands already have a strong U.S. consumer PC presence. Only two of the top five brands play in the smartphone market.Apple's sales performance is not included in the study, but it is clear that the total of 1.2 million non-iPad tablets fails to come close to Apple's sales numbers. For the first three quarters of 2011, Apple reported total iPad sales of just over 25 million iPads on a worldwide basis, and while the company does not break out its U.S. iPad sales, that number is almost certainly well above 10 million units, putting Apple in the neighborhood of 90% sales share.
“The market is filled with long-time PC and phone brands as well as low-cost entrants,” stated Baker. “With a limited amount of shelf space and challenges in overcoming the iPads first mover strength, not all brands will be successful.”
Recent studies have pegged Apple's share of iPad shipments at closer to 65-70%, but those studies measure shipments from manufacturers to distribution channels and not sales to end users. While Apple has repeatedly noted that it is selling every iPad it can make, competitors' devices still appear to be languishing on store shelves amid low interest from consumers.
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100 months ago
HP only has the #2 spot because of the fire sale. I wouldn't expect that number to stay anywhere near what it is in a few months.
Obviously. They have none to sell. The next report will have them at 0%.
100 months ago
I was shocked when i read HP was #2
this is more a testament to how terrible Android tablets are than to how great the touchpad was.
100 months ago
HP only has the #2 spot because of the fire sale. I wouldn't expect that number to stay anywhere near what it is in a few months.
It's pretty sad . . . when people only started buying your tablet when you priced it cheap as dirt, for which you later dropped support entirely, and on which you took a massive loss.
100 months ago
HP only has the #2 spot because of the fire sale. I wouldn't expect that number to stay anywhere near what it is in a few months.
100 months ago
That is very impressive performance. If Apple releases a retina display on the next iPad, there is no telling where they'll be.
I think they'll be #1. Same as they are now.
100 months ago
90% of sales - no small potatoes!
Apple won't maintain this level of dominance forever, but challengers have their work cut out for them. The press is hungry for news of an "iPad killer" so there'll be plenty of buzz and yammering about any contender who claims to match Apple on technology, price/performance, and value, but competitors will need not only a great product but also a convincing ad campaign to grab much mindshare. People of all ages and technical skill levels will have a hard time picking the right racehorse if they don't go with the leader.
Now that the holiday season is here, Apple is going to gobble up hefty profits and a lot of people are going to be giving thanks after they find an iPad stuffing their Christmas stocking. But I hope Apple doesn't get drunk on success and hold anything back from further R&D. This is no time to let others catch up.
Just food for thought.
Apple won't maintain this level of dominance forever, but challengers have their work cut out for them. The press is hungry for news of an "iPad killer" so there'll be plenty of buzz and yammering about any contender who claims to match Apple on technology, price/performance, and value, but competitors will need not only a great product but also a convincing ad campaign to grab much mindshare. People of all ages and technical skill levels will have a hard time picking the right racehorse if they don't go with the leader.
Now that the holiday season is here, Apple is going to gobble up hefty profits and a lot of people are going to be giving thanks after they find an iPad stuffing their Christmas stocking. But I hope Apple doesn't get drunk on success and hold anything back from further R&D. This is no time to let others catch up.
Just food for thought.
100 months ago
That is very impressive performance. If Apple releases a retina display on the next iPad, there is no telling where they'll be.
100 months ago
I wouldn't count Hewlett-Packard out of the Tablet business.
Meg Whitman suggested that HP would return with a Tablet, based on Windows 8, sometime next year.
Longer term, I just don't see Android-based tablets ever challenging the iPad. The dynamics and economics are so totally different to that of the smartphone business that comparisons (and predictions based on that history) are totally off-base.
A Windows 8-based tablet operating system, on the other hand, could potentially end up as a viable iPad competitor. However, its worth noting that even mighty Microsoft is going to have its work cut out for it if it is to succeed.
By the time Windows 8 for Tablets finally hits the streets, odds are that there will be a universe of close to a hundred million iPads in consumers' hands. Microsoft is going to have to put together a very compelling combination of features (ie. compatibility with the Office Suite, access to at least some legacy applications and media formats) along with a workable pricing model. Microsoft can make the economics work selling licenses for ~$20-30 per unit. They can't compete at an OEM cost basis comparable to what they currently charge for the full PC license.
At $20 per license, Tablet manufacturers are going to have a much easier choice: Either roll the dice with Android (and risk getting sued by Apple, Oracle, Microsoft and who knows who else) - or pay the Microsoft license fee, and go to market reasonably confident that they aren't going to be crippled with a barrage of patent lawsuits.
Meg Whitman suggested that HP would return with a Tablet, based on Windows 8, sometime next year.
Longer term, I just don't see Android-based tablets ever challenging the iPad. The dynamics and economics are so totally different to that of the smartphone business that comparisons (and predictions based on that history) are totally off-base.
A Windows 8-based tablet operating system, on the other hand, could potentially end up as a viable iPad competitor. However, its worth noting that even mighty Microsoft is going to have its work cut out for it if it is to succeed.
By the time Windows 8 for Tablets finally hits the streets, odds are that there will be a universe of close to a hundred million iPads in consumers' hands. Microsoft is going to have to put together a very compelling combination of features (ie. compatibility with the Office Suite, access to at least some legacy applications and media formats) along with a workable pricing model. Microsoft can make the economics work selling licenses for ~$20-30 per unit. They can't compete at an OEM cost basis comparable to what they currently charge for the full PC license.
At $20 per license, Tablet manufacturers are going to have a much easier choice: Either roll the dice with Android (and risk getting sued by Apple, Oracle, Microsoft and who knows who else) - or pay the Microsoft license fee, and go to market reasonably confident that they aren't going to be crippled with a barrage of patent lawsuits.
100 months ago
Wait, did the Playbook sell that badly?
I think so. Sales may pickup since they are now liquidating.
RIM says they'll keep on making them... but announcing that they are 'committed to their product' are usually famous last words.
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100 months ago
Incorrect. Has everything to do with the fire sale and nothing at all to do with your opinion on android tablets.
Nope, pretty sure it means Android tablets SUCK if the discontinued device sold more than them. After the firesale, in the next report, we won't see Android tablets pick up the slack and take off suddenly. In other words, the Touchpad wasn't stealing many would-be Andoid tablet sales.
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