Apple's iPad loses share to Samsung in China - Indian Express

PTI : Beijing, Thu Aug 22 2013, 15:26 hrs Apple intentionally reduced the shipment of iPads in the second quarter. (Reuters) China's best-selling tablet computer iPad saw its shipments drastically halved as Apple Inc's Android competitors, mainly Samsung, grabbed the lucrative market. Shipments of the tablet in China between April and June were down from about 3.04 million in the first quarter of the year to 1.48 million units in the second quarter, with its market share in the country shrinking from 49 per cent to 28 per cent during the same period, according to statistics from International Data Corp, a global market intelligence firm. Apple's product is still No 1 in terms of market share in China's tablet computer sector but rapidly increasing sales numbers from rivals have led to a more challenging market for it, China Daily reported today. "The market share of Android-based tablets, such as Samsung, is growing rapidly because there is a much bigger user base that is already familiar with the system because of the smartphones they use," the report quoted Dickie Chang, a Hong Kong-based analyst with researcher IDC as saying. Chang said Samsung Group took second place in China's tablet computer market in the second quarter with its share surging to 11 per cent from 6 per cent a quarter earlier. China's Lenovo Group Ltd was third with shipments of its tablet computers more than doubling from the quarter earlier, taking 8 per cent of market share in the same period. However, Chang said with the launch of the new iPad 5 this autumn, predicted by insiders, sales of Apple's tablet are expected to rise. "I think Apple intentionally reduced the shipment of iPads in the second quarter. They need to protect the interest of those who just bought the iPad 4. Because with the arrival of the new iPad, the price of the older generation will fall dramatically," he said, adding no one wants to spend a lot of money on an iPad but find its price shrinking overnight because a new one has arrived. ... contd. ALSO READ Rise of Micromax, Karbonn shows people want cheap, but smart phones At Apple Inc., A quiet cultural revolution Facebook aims to get the world online Google's startup brings sightseeing app to Google Glass Please read our terms of use before posting comments TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. The website reserves the right to delete, reject, or otherwise remove any views, opinions and comments posted or part thereof. You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or contain pornographic matter and/or does not constitute hate mail, or violate privacy of any person (s) or breach confidentiality or otherwise is illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy. Nor should it contain anything infringing copyright &/or intellectual property rights of any person(s). via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGL3Xat5UAH013m0l_SJDF5PnA_ww&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/apples-ipad-loses-share-to-samsung-in-china/1158677/

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