“The most under-covered story in technology is the sorry state of the Google (GOOG) Android tablet market,” Michael Comeau writes for Minyanville. “In the wake of Apple’s (AAPL) new iPad, it’s time to take a deeper look at the tablet market — especially since the research firm IHS-iSuppli just filled us in with key piece of Android tablet pricing data.”
“In a very short time span, 40% of the Android [tablet] market was taken by money-losing products specifically designed to promote Amazon’s and Barnes & Noble’s content ecosystems,” Comeau writes. “The Android tablet market is increasingly dominated by cut-price products that are a full 60% cheaper than the entry-level iPad… Android’s progress in taking tablet market share has come almost entirely as a result of cheap pricing rather than superior user experience or other serious, profit-generating advantages.”
Comeau writes, “It’s safe to say that Apple’s position in tablets is far, far stronger than the market-share data would indicate. After all, IHS-Suppli estimates that Apple’s revenue share of 74% is much greater than its unit share of 57%. I would assume Apple’s profit share is even greater than that revenue share, simply because at least 40% of the Android market loses money!”
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