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Re:The Chair by dannyr on Friday March 04, 2011 @04:37AM (#2287566)
"Why would a non-enthusiast buy an Android tablet based on the idea they they might get better over time, when iPads are good now?"

The same way that people bought Android phones when it first came out. Not everybody wants Apple.

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Re:The Chair by rbarooah on Friday March 04, 2011 @09:56AM (#2288189)
Some people for sure - like the 20% who buy MP3 players other than iPods, but most people bought Android in tbe beginnig because they couldn't buy apple or because apple was more expensive.

Now, Android phones are genuinely competitive with the iPhone, but they got there because they had real advantages in availability and price from day one. Android tablets don't have those advantages.

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Re:The Chair by dannyr on Friday March 04, 2011 @03:47PM (#2289711)
Where did you get these stats?

There are a lot of people who prefer other products over Apple's in the same way that there are still a lot of people who still prefer a feature phone over a smartphone.

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Re:The Chair by rbarooah on Friday March 04, 2011 @08:52PM (#2290572)
http://www.businessinsider.com/through-may-apples-ipod-had-7...

Ok - so I was off by 4% - 24% of people pick non-Apple mp3 players.

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Re:The Chair by dannyr on Saturday March 05, 2011 @05:02PM (#2292592)
24% of people will not buy an IPad.

So what's your point again?

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