Once again the iPad validates itself as the number one desired tablet in a new survey by Maritz Research. In addition to the iPad being the most popular brand among businesses, people that own Android, BlackBerry and Microsoft Windows mobile phones show a preference for iPads over any other tablet else. This is interesting because you would think people who have a particular type of OS would pick the same OS when it comes to purchasing a tablet. Wrong.
This is how the numbers shake out:
- BlackBerry users – More than half (53%) of survey respondents who identified themselves as BlackBerry users said they would like an iPad if they were to buy a tablet.
- Android users – Respondents who identified as Android phone users favored the iPad over the Kindle Fire and Galaxy Tab with 41% indicating preference for the iPad.
- Windows Phone users – Lastly, WP users exhibited comparable characteristics with 40% selecting preference for the iPad.
This doesn’t really surprise me because the survey reflects my feelings on the tablet market as a whole. Personally, I prefer Android as my mobile operating system of choice, but objectively speaking, I’ve yet to see a better tablet experience than the iPad. So, if you were to ask me if I’d take the iPad 2 over what’s available now, I’d say yes. That said, Android tablets are getting much better, and at a fast pace. Case in point – the Asus Eee Transformer Prime is a beastly quad-core slate that is far ahead in specs when compared to the iPad.
[via Forbes]