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A step in the right direction but still a ridiculous situation for tablets now that they are pushing them into laptop replacement category, who would buy a lapt

A step in the right direction but still a ridiculous situation for tablets now that they are pushing them into laptop replacement category, who would buy a laptop knowing that your >1000$ device is going to be impossible to update in 3-4 years...

speedgoose 6y ago
To be fair, very few people buy Android tablets nowadays.
- reallydontask 6y ago
  what do you mean by very few? In the UK, Apple market share for tablets seems to be ~65%
  - numpad0 6y ago
    So that’s how it looks on the surface...
  - easton 6y ago
    Of the remainder, how many are the Amazon tablets? They are Android but are specifically designed for content consumption.
  - phil_ca 6y ago
    It is a growing market from 13% to 18% (compared to Desktop and laptop) https://www.statista.com/statistics/276635/market-share-held-by-tablet-vendors/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/276635/market-share-held... OS support will be a problem, they are going in the right direction though. It will be interesting to see if consumers follow.
- ogre_codes 6y ago
  Regardless of how many sell, you are still paying for a $500-800 device which has a very short support life.
- tpush 6y ago
  Not every region follows the trends of the USA/Anglosphere. In Germany Apple has like 44% tablet market share; Samsung has 33% [0]. (Presumably the rest are all Android tablets, too.) [0] https://gs.statcounter.com/vendor-market-share/tablet/germany https://gs.statcounter.com/vendor-market-share/tablet/german...
  - speedgoose 6y ago
    True, I was wrong. In my region (Norway) Apple has 76% of market share according to your source, but it even feels higher. It's indeed not the case everywhere.
  - Bud 6y ago
    This counts throwaway Kindle devices that have something like 5% of the performance of an iPad and nothing like the capability, however. Apples and oranges. The fact is that there isn't a serious Android tablet market. Not really.
- rubber_duck 6y ago
  And very few will if this support cycle continues. Samsung will sell you a device they claim can replace your laptop [1] for >700$ and then add the external keyboard and that can go close to a 1000$ The next generation one can cost over 1000$ [2] I just don't see how they expect to sell these with 3 years of updates. [1] https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/tab-s6/ https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/tab-s6/ [2] https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/tab-s7/ https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/tab-s7/

speedgoose 6y ago

To be fair, very few people buy Android tablets nowadays.

reallydontask 6y ago
what do you mean by very few? In the UK, Apple market share for tablets seems to be ~65%
- numpad0 6y ago
  So that’s how it looks on the surface...
- easton 6y ago
  Of the remainder, how many are the Amazon tablets? They are Android but are specifically designed for content consumption.
- phil_ca 6y ago
  It is a growing market from 13% to 18% (compared to Desktop and laptop) https://www.statista.com/statistics/276635/market-share-held-by-tablet-vendors/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/276635/market-share-held... OS support will be a problem, they are going in the right direction though. It will be interesting to see if consumers follow.
ogre_codes 6y ago
Regardless of how many sell, you are still paying for a $500-800 device which has a very short support life.
tpush 6y ago
Not every region follows the trends of the USA/Anglosphere. In Germany Apple has like 44% tablet market share; Samsung has 33% [0]. (Presumably the rest are all Android tablets, too.) [0] https://gs.statcounter.com/vendor-market-share/tablet/germany https://gs.statcounter.com/vendor-market-share/tablet/german...
- speedgoose 6y ago
  True, I was wrong. In my region (Norway) Apple has 76% of market share according to your source, but it even feels higher. It's indeed not the case everywhere.
- Bud 6y ago
  This counts throwaway Kindle devices that have something like 5% of the performance of an iPad and nothing like the capability, however. Apples and oranges. The fact is that there isn't a serious Android tablet market. Not really.
rubber_duck 6y ago
And very few will if this support cycle continues. Samsung will sell you a device they claim can replace your laptop [1] for >700$ and then add the external keyboard and that can go close to a 1000$ The next generation one can cost over 1000$ [2] I just don't see how they expect to sell these with 3 years of updates. [1] https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/tab-s6/ https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/tab-s6/ [2] https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/tab-s7/ https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/tab-s7/