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The Nexus 7 2 and the Android tablet-usage gap
- fpgeek 13y agoSigh. Not that the factors he mentions don't contribute, but this still illustrates the bubble many of the Apple-focused bloggers live in (and, arguably, a bubble that Apple itself lives in to some degree, but that's a separate subject). Most of the tablet usage surveys I've there focus on the US. Android tablets are most popular (by far I believe) in Asia. Here's a personal anecdote: When I went to Hong Kong Disneyland last fall I saw as many (maybe even more) people taking pictures with Samsung tablets as I did with iPads. That's just not the sort of tablet usage you'll see in the US. There's a big world out there and many people focused on the US have no idea how well Android (including Android tablets) is doing in the rest of it.
- LaSombra 13y agoI might say this applies to Europe as well, as far as I can see.
- kyriakos 13y agoI totally agree. Android is generally gaining popularity in Europe. Even chinese tablets get European-friendly rebrands by local retailers who flood the market with low prices. The problem with iOS vs Android is about availability. Apple products are available immediately but a year after I still haven't seen a Nexus 10 being sold in my country.