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Samsung sells a million Galaxy Tabs, ups 2010 estimates 50%

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Re: Samsung sells a million Galaxy Tabs, ups 2010 estimates 50%

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Post by cletus »

Something smells fishy here.

Fr something that has allegedly sold more than 1M units, I soulve seen at least one in the wild (in NYC). It did nt take long iPads to appear.

Who exactly is buying these?

Frankly I think if anything Samsing has shipped 1M units, which of course means something entirely different.

Re: Samsung sells a million Galaxy Tabs, ups 2010 estimates 50%

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Post by m0nastic »

cletus wrote: post #2

Something smells fishy here. Fr something that has allegedly sold more than 1M units, I soulve seen at least one in the wild (in NYC). It did nt take long iPads to appear. Who exactly is buying these? Frankly I think if anything Samsing has shipped 1M units, which of course means something entirely different.

Considering how much more popular the Galaxy S Phone is in Korea than outside of it, it's entirely possible that the Galaxy Tab is similarly popular there.

I suspect that's true, as you can't presently buy the Wifi only version in the U.S. (but apparently you can elsewhere).

Re: Samsung sells a million Galaxy Tabs, ups 2010 estimates 50%

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Post by rmah »

The most informative comment on the original article was this:

"Maybe, but I bet they are talking about units shipped or sold into chain, not sold retail. As assistant manager of an electronics outlet store, I see 30+ iPads leave the store every day, sometimes more, and we are often sending people away to wait for the next shipment. This is a city of only 300,000 and we are not the only seller. We've had the Galaxy Pad in stock for only a short time now, a couple of weeks, but have sold....ZERO. NONE. People complain mostly about it's form: thick, kind of heavy for it's size, too small (or too big - that was my own thought, as it seems 'almost' pocketable). It's not a bug, it's a feature?"

Posted By JW, Sackville, NS.: December 3, 2010 8:18 AM

Re: Samsung sells a million Galaxy Tabs, ups 2010 estimates 50%

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Post by zmmmmm »

tocomment wrote: post #6

Dumb question. Why would someone pay more than an iPad to buy this?

Dumb answer, I guess, but perhaps because they want it more than an iPad? For me personally the form factor is better in various ways and I greatly value the increased flexibility of Android over iOS, plus getting the "real" full web instead of Apple's definition of that.

Having said that - I won't argue for a minute that it isn't too expensive. I'm as curious as anyone about who is buying these.

Re: Samsung sells a million Galaxy Tabs, ups 2010 estimates 50%

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Post by kls »

zmmmmm wrote: post #8
tocomment wrote: post #6

Dumb question. Why would someone pay more than an iPad to buy this?

Dumb answer, I guess, but perhaps because they want it more than an iPad? For me personally the form factor is better in various ways and I greatly value the increased flexibility of Android over iOS, plus getting the "real" full web instead of Apple's definition of that. Having said that - I won't argue for a minute that it isn't too expensive. I'm as curious as anyone about who is buying these.

I bought one for a very particular reason, it acts as a router for up to 5 devices. As a freelancer I am always on the road. The wireless hotspot was $300 with no contract and the Tab was $500. So for $200 more I got a tablet. Given that the kids also play pbskids.org and disney.com games we where holding out for an android tablet that supported flash. That said, I am extremely happy with the Tab, quality wise I think it is as good as the iPad, the voice recognition is far better than the iPad and the 7" form factor makes it easier to type on the virtual keyboard.
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