Android's Tablet marketshare is on the increase

[From Hans] Android's Tablet marketshare is on the increase. "The Android operating system is beginning to make inroads into Apple’s dominance in the booming tablet space, grabbing 22 percent global share in the fourth quarter last year according to Strategy Analytics. As global tablet shipments reached almost 10 million units in the period (9.7 million, a 120 percent increase from the previous quarter), Apple recorded an impressive 75 percent global OS market share but slipped from a peak of 95 percent in the third quarter due to rising competition from Android. “Android tablet volumes experienced 2000 percent sequential growth and its global marketshare soared to a record 22 percent in Q4 2010,” noted Neil Mawston, Director at Strategy Analytics." Mobile Business Briefing for the deets after the jump.

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[Chris Taus]

Every person I know that owns a tablet, owns an iPad. Everyone one that I know that wants a tablet, wants to get an iPad. The only android users I know are have phones, and that’s mainly because of AT&T. Android tablets will get market share, but, none that are shipping right now even come close to the iPad. Apple way ahead of the competition right now, and, we still haven’t seen the second version of the iPad yet. Built in memory and battery life on iPad are were android devices are going to have a hard time catching up to Apple. The app store is also ahead of the curve too. Apple has a nice lead, and, I think they will keep it for a while.