Katie Marsal
ChangeWave on Thursday released the results of a poll it conducted in February of 3,091 consumers, before the iPad 2 was even announced. While 82 percent of those who plan to buy a tablet chose Apple's iPad, just 4 percent went with the Xoom, 3 percent with the PlayBook, and 3 percent for the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
The number who want to buy the iPad has only grown since last November, when 80 percent of respondents said they wanted Apple's touchscreen tablet. At the time, 8 percent said they were waiting for the RIM PlayBook.
The new survey also revealed that owners of the first-generation iPad remain extremely pleased with their purchase. The poll shows that 70 percent of those who bought the first iPad are "very satisfied" with the device, while another 25 percent said they are "somewhat satisfied." Only 2 percent considered themselves to be "somewhat unsatisfied," leaving 2 percent who said they "don't know."
The poll also found that consumer interest in tablets is growing. Of those surveyed, 27 percent said they plan on buying a tablet device in the future, up from 25 percent in November 2010. In the next 90 days, 5 percent of respondents said they plan to buy a tablet.
The survey also indicated that the AT&T iPad is a more popular option for a 3G-connected iPad versus Verizon's offering, with AT&T taking 24 percent of iPad buyers versus 17 percent from Verizon. But it should also be noted that when the survey was conducted, the iPad was not available with integrated 3G from Verizon, and the carrier was bundling the tablet with a MiFi hotspot.
Most respondents who plan to buy an iPad will not opt for the 3G model. ChangeWave's survey found that 28 percent said they will get an iPad without wireless service, with 19 percent of purchases coming from Apple and 9 percent from retail partners like Best Buy, Walmart or Target.
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"82% of future tablet buyers say they'll choose Apple's iPad'
If I were Apple, I'd like to keep this exact Tablet market-share ratio, for the next 3 to 6 years.
Any more than that, and they could be perceived as "the only game in town"
(a monopoly)
Though, even if they sold 250 million units over that time,
250mlllion/2billion, is hardly a monopoly.
2011 is the year of the iPad 2.
It looks like only Apple haters are buying a non-Apple tablet this year.
These Apple-haters are dumb a'holes. They'd rather buy a buggy, 2nd rate Android craplet with NO apps, poor battery life that crashes every minute than buy an iPad.
2011 is the year of the iPad 2.
It looks like only Apple haters are buying a non-Apple tablet this year.
I played with the Xoom for about 20 minutes at Costco a couple nights ago. As usual, a potentially good idea gone down the toilet due to bad execution. Have any of these competitors learned anything from watching Apple's success at the sidelines?
Build quality was horrible. The screen, while higher-resolution had poor visibility unless looked at directly head-on. Tilt the screen a few degrees and it looked washed-out. Performance - as is typical with Android - had none of the smoothness and fluidity that the iOS had since day one. This just felt like a rushed-product.
I was the only one at the kiosk playing with it. No one else was interested. That's not a good sign. Had I bought one without having the chance to try it out, I most certainly would have returned it that same day.
The XOOM felt outdated before it even had a chance to get out of the gate. Performance reviews out so far determined this brand new device is about on-par in performance with the 1st-gen iPad. Barely keeps up with a one-year-old piece of Apple hardware. That's just sad.
XOOM seems destined to fail. Considering the $800 pricetag, it will crash-and-burn in a spectacular way.
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2011 is the year of the iPad 2.
It looks like only Apple haters are buying a non-Apple tablet this year.
And at 4% they seem to live in a very lonely world!