The days of Apple being the underdog are officially over.
According the market research firm Strategy Analytics, the iPad captured 95% global tablet market share during Q3 2010.
This huge market share isn’t too surprising, as the iPad was the first commercially-avaible tablet that was consumer-friendly. Windows-based tablets, while they have been around for years, have never really been too successful outside of a few niche markets. This is due to several reasons, not the least of which is that Windows simply isn’t touch friendly. Even with a stylus, it’s not a great experience.
Apple learned from Microsoft’s shortcomings, using the iPhone OS — which was designed from the ground up to be touch-based — on the iPad. At this point, Windows-based tablets aren’t a threat to anyone.
The tablet PC’s cousin — the netbook — has also suffered at the hands of the iPad. ChangeWave, another market research firm, has found that netbook demand has shrunk 80%.

Hardly sounds lie an objective source, to be fair

To be fair there's not a great deal of choice in the tablet market with other brands and models only just coming into the market. I suspect Apple will still hold the majority in another 12 months time but It'll be interesting to see if it's still 95%.

Considering the JooJoo was a complete failure and the Samsung Tab has only been out about 2 weeks, not really a surprise.

To be fair there's not a great deal of choice in the tablet market with other brands and models only just coming into the market. I suspect Apple will still hold the majority in another 12 months time but It'll be interesting to see if it's still 95%.

There have been tablet PCs around for years though. All this is really saying that Apple have found a way to make tablets more popular.

I think tablets of old and newer consumer tablets (iPad, Streak, Galaxy Tab) are worlds apart tough in both form and function.

Don't forget the price difference.

I thought the iPad and the Galaxy tab were roughly the same price, unless you bought a Tab with a 2 year contract (in which case you ended up paying roughly the same money, just over a longer period of time)?
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Yep, pretty much. £549 for a Tab at Expansys whereas you can get a same capacity 3G iPad for £529. Bigger screen vs inbuilt camera, basically.

Jon