By: Don Reisinger, eWeek
Apple’s iPad is an unbridled success. The company announced in its first-quarter earnings report on Jan. 18 that it sold 7.33 million iPads during the quarter. Apple’s iPad has helped lead a charge at the company that has pushed it ahead of any other firm in the industry. Several other companies, witnessing the iPad’s phenomenal growth and wanting some of it for their own, are planning to break into that space attempting to steal Apple’s market share later this year. The only problem is that might not be so easy. A recent study from research firm IDC found that Apple has 87 percent market share in the tablet space. But that doesn’t mean that the competition can’t overcome the iPad’s lead. With some time and strong products, Apple’s position as dominant market leader could diminish.
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