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Originally Posted by SensualPoet
The article states Apple sold 15 million iPads in 2010, three times the number of Kindles sold in three years. More recent data suggests Amazon actually sold 7 to 8 million Kindles in 2010 -- half as many as Apple sold iPads. In addition, Barnes and Noble sold "millions" of Nooks and both Kobo and Sony continued as leading ereader brands. I make the point to underscore that, while Apple's iPad revolution is nothing short of extraordinary (only Apple was able to find the secret sauce to make tablets exciting), it is within reach to suggest a 1 for 1 sales ratio between ereaders and iPads, at least in 2010.
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I can't speak for others, but tablets excited me long before iPad came along. For my needs, Apple just happened to make the first reliable, convenient tablet. It takes reliable, user-friendly hardware and software to make tablets useful for me.
Even if iPad hadn't met my needs, I would've been thrilled to see it succeed, because it has fired up tablet development among competitors. About time, in my book.
I'm looking forward to Amazon unveiling its Android app marketplace, as has been announced, but without a set date. Amazon says it will screen and test Android apps, and it won't sell apps that don't meet its standards for reliability and online security. For me, that type of quality control is key to my switching to Android or any other tablet platform. I know many people dislike Apple's control of hardware and software, but that's they key thing that made me buy an iPad. Because of those controls, iPad is reliable for the main things I want to do on a tablet. I see lots of potential in that direction with Amazon's app marketplace. Competition, yeah.