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mark_hensl
From an operating software stand point, I hear of gingerbread, ice cream, ios5, android versions and on and on. And then the processors from companies like Intel are all smaller and faster. If you can help me tell the difference in simple terms it would be greatly appreciated.
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There are currently 3 or 4 operating systems that are in use for tablets right now, which are listed in order of market share (popularity)
IOS5
Android (note: Android comes in different versions, and each version has different names -- Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich)
Windows 7 and Windows 8 (which is currently in development and we'll start to see this in the market very soon)
QNX (only on the Blackberry Playbook) and WebOS (only the HP Touchpad)
There are also a lot of CPU makers -- which are not listed in order:
Qualcomm
Samsung
ARM Holdings
Intel
VIA
Texas Instruments (yes, those guys who make calculators)
Rockchip
Telechip
Out of that group, Samsung, Qualcomm and ARM have the largest piece of the market share pie (though I'm not exactly sure of the order). Intel currently have a very small niche of the market since Windows based tablets aren't as popular as iPads or Android tabs.
In terms of Market share, iPads currently have the lead, but from a news source:
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Apple's share has shrunk from 68% to 58% globally, for the sake of Android tablets, which went from 29% to 39%.
Microsoft is said to hold 1% of the market, so that leaves the rest 2% for RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook and the like.
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There are currently 3 or 4 operating systems that are in use for tablets right now, which are listed in order of market share (popularity)
IOS5
Android (note: Android comes in different versions, and each version has different names -- Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich)
Windows 7 and Windows 8 (which is currently in development and we'll start to see this in the market very soon)
QNX (only on the Blackberry Playbook) and WebOS (only the HP Touchpad)
There are also a lot of CPU makers -- which are not listed in order:
Qualcomm
Samsung
ARM Holdings
Intel
VIA
Texas Instruments (yes, those guys who make calculators)
Rockchip
Telechip
Out of that group, Samsung, Qualcomm and ARM have the largest piece of the market share pie (though I'm not exactly sure of the order). Intel currently have a very small niche of the market since Windows based tablets aren't as popular as iPads or Android tabs.
In terms of Market share, iPads currently have the lead, but from a news source:
>
Apple's share has shrunk from 68% to 58% globally, for the sake of Android tablets, which went from 29% to 39%.
Microsoft is said to hold 1% of the market, so that leaves the rest 2% for RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook and the like.
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