Google Seen Passing Apple in Tablets as IPad Loses Ground
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Google Inc.’s software will power more tablets than Apple Inc.’s operating system for the first time this year as smaller, cheaper alternatives to the iPad gain favor with consumers, according to IDC.
Devices running Google’s Android software will climb to 49 percent of the market in 2013, while Apple’s share will slip to 46 percent, IDC said in a statement today. Last year, Apple commanded 51 percent, compared with Google’s 46 percent.