“BCN is a Japanese company that tracks consumer electronic device sales in Japan,” Chuck Jones reports for Forbes.
“It publishes data on a weekly basis and in its latest findings Apple’s iPads were 6 of the top 10 selling tablets and 12 of the top 20,” Jones reports. “In BCN’s findings for the month of November the iPad held the following positions: iPad Air: #1, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, 18, 22; iPad mini: #2, 8; iPad Retina mini: #15, 17, 19, 28, 29, 30; ASUS’ Nexus 7 rounded out the top 10 in: #3, 4, 6, 7.”
“While Apple’s iPads were not as strong as the iPhone (which are the top 9 selling smartphones) the iPad’s are still doing well,” Jones reports. “It will be interesting to see if the Retina mini can move up from the mid-teens positions since they were only available since mid-November and their supply was probably limited.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Jersey_Trader” for the heads up.]
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Apple iPhones are the top 9 selling smartphones in Japan – December 8, 2013
Ladies & gentlemen, coming in at #20 we have the BlackBerry PlayBook which in Japan is used as a cutting board to make Canadian sushi. Japanese sushi is made from live fish but you have to be a dead fish before you can become Canadian sushi.
And at #19 we have the HP TouchPad which in Japan is used as a hubcap for Toyota cars.
Sliding in at #18 we have the Samsung Galaxy Tab which in Japan is used as a fly swatter, it’s 16:10 screen ratio being particularly well suited to swat Japanese flies.
Coming in at #17 we have the Microsoft Surface Pro which in Japan is used as a musical instrument in karaoke bars, the clicking sound of the lid closing makes for a wonderful musical instrument.
It appears as if some Japanese shoppers were easily convinced to buy Android tablets. I guess their education system is deteriorating and logical thinking is falling by the wayside.
Dufuses and suckers of every nationality make the same boneheaded choices all over the world, regardless of borders.