Sometimes the obvious needs to be clarified with good data. A post found on All Things Digital, states “Of the 4.5 million “media tablets” shipped in the third quarter of 2010, a staggering 4.2 million were iPads, according to ABI Research.”
Yes, that means in 2010 Apple had 93% of the market share.
ABI Research’s “Netbooks, MIDs, Media Tablets, and Mobile CE Market Data” includes forecasts for all Ultra-mobile Devices (UMDs) including media tablets, netbooks, UMPCs, mobile Internet devices (MIDs) and mobile broadband-enabled consumer electronics (CE) devices. Shipments, ASPs, and revenue for these devices are provided, including shipments and revenues for each type of UMD by region, platform, operating system, and connectivity attach rates. It forms part of the Netbooks, MIDs and Mobile CE Research Service which also includes another Market Data product, Research Reports, Research Briefs, ABI Insights, ABI Vendor Matrices, and analyst inquiry support.