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"Why would a non-enthusiast buy an Android tablet based on the idea they they might get better over time, when iPads are good now?" The same way that people bo

• rbarooah 16y ago
  Some people for sure - like the 20% who buy MP3 players other than iPods, but most people bought Android in tbe beginnig because they couldn't buy apple or because apple was more expensive. Now, Android phones are genuinely competitive with the iPhone, but they got there because they had real advantages in availability and price from day one. Android tablets don't have those advantages.
  • dannyr 16y ago
    Where did you get these stats? There are a lot of people who prefer other products over Apple's in the same way that there are still a lot of people who still prefer a feature phone over a smartphone.
    • rbarooah 16y ago
      http://www.businessinsider.com/through-may-apples-ipod-had-76-of-the-us-mp3-player-market-while-microsofts-zune-had-1-according-to-npd-gro-2010-7 http://www.businessinsider.com/through-may-apples-ipod-had-7... Ok - so I was off by 4% - 24% of people pick non-Apple mp3 players.
      • dannyr 16y ago
        24% of people will not buy an IPad. So what's your point again?