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iPad not a threat to notebooks says report

by Sarah Griffiths on 4 October 2010, 12:11

Tags: NPD Market Research

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Most popular apps

Meanwhile the latest Distimo report has shed light on the most popular applications in the Apple App Store for iPad and iPhone, BlackBerry App World, Google Android Market, Nokia Ovi Store, Palm App Catalog and Windows Marketplace for Mobile for Q3 2010 in the US.

It found Apple's iPhone App Store still has the most games among the 100 most popular apps, followed by Windows Marketplace for Mobile and Apple's App Store for iPad. Games are least popular for Blackberry App World and Palm App Catalog users.

Without further ado, the most popular free apps according to Distimo are:

  • iBooks - Apple App store for iPad by Apple
  • Type n Talk - Apple app store for iPhone by Jirbo
  • BlackBerry Messenger - BlackBerry App World by RIM
  • Pandora Radio - Google Android Market by Pandora
  • ZumZum - Novia Ovi Store by innerActive
  • Facebook - Palm App Catalog
  • Microsoft My Phone - Windows Marketplace for Mobile by Microsoft

The most popular paid applications are:

  • Pages - Apple App Store for iPad by Apple
  • Angry Birds - Apple App Store for iPhone by Clickgamer.com
  • BeBuzz LED Colours and Audible Reminders - BlackBerry App World by Bellshare GmbH
  • Beautiful Widgets - Google Android Market by LevelUp Studio
  • ToonWarz - Nokia Ovi Store by Polarbit
  • mCraig Mobile Craigslist Browser - Palm App Catalog by SplashData
  • Meon - Windows Marketplace for Mobile by Manbolo

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Posted by joel_spencer - Mon 04 Oct 2010 22:40
I did think the previous claims that ipads would overtake laptop sales was massively optimistic. It's too expensive for the functionality it offers. Maybe the new smaller model priced at max £300 could take some steam from laptops but still unlikely as then it will be halfway between an ipad and an ipod touch, pleasing nobody.
Posted by peterb - Tue 05 Oct 2010 07:38
It isnt a aptop, and I dont think t can be compared with one. It is a ‘content access devce’ and as such, browsing the web, listening to music and watching visual media and the occasional e mail, it is excellent. But you wouldnt want to write a 25,000 word dissertation on it - and that isn't what it is designed for.

And yes it is expensive - but it like most Apple products, it does axactly what it ays it will do, no messing about - but for that you pay a premium. There are other devces using other OS's - but like the ipod, Apple have got in first and set a standard.
Posted by aidanjt - Tue 05 Oct 2010 10:03
joel_spencer
I did think the previous claims that ipads would overtake laptop sales was massively optimistic. It's too expensive for the functionality it offers. Maybe the new smaller model priced at max £300 could take some steam from laptops but still unlikely as then it will be halfway between an ipad and an ipod touch, pleasing nobody.
Meh, the iPad itself is merely an overgrown iPod Touch. Apple duped a few million of its lemmings into buying into ‘its new and different and awesome and you cant live without it!’ mantra, but that's par for the course, it's still just an iPod Touch with an enlarged screen minus the fit-in-your-pocket feature.
Posted by mikerr - Tue 05 Oct 2010 11:21
Yes, it is just a big ipod touch - but that's a plus point ;)

As an iPad owner - stop laughing at the back - it has totally replaced my netbook in the house,
for web browsing, pressreader, email and yes - playing silly games
but it will never really be suitable as a laptop replacement for real work, spreadsheets or bashing out long essays.

..and I still need the netbook in my briefcase for general purpose use - iPad is too focused to replace it there.

My iphone gets much less use than it used to now too - that's now only really being used as a phone and much less as a browser/ game/email device.