Google Inc (GOOG) Is Slapping 3 Companies Silly

Tablet computing

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) essentially invented the tablet market in 2010 and has since led the tablet market with its iPad running iOS. It commanded 85% of the market in 2010 and 52.6% in 2011.

Other tech companies saw the same opportunity in the tablet market. Yet many, have been unsuccessful in an attempt to compete with Apple. For example, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) came out with its TouchPad that ran WebOS. This highly anticipated device lasted only seven weeks in 2011.

Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), though, figured out a different way to deal with Apple. It only needed one platform: Android.

Google’s Android OS entered the market in the same year Apple released the iPad. Since then, tablets and other mobile devices (made by a variety of manufacturers) run the operating system. Android’s growth in the market threatens Apple’s dominance. Apple’s market share has dropped from 85% in 2010 to 43.6% in 2012. As more tablets are made with Android, Apple may find its hold slipping in the market it invented just three short years ago.

Conclusion

Google continues to battle many tech giants in their home markets. It doesn’t matter if its social networking, online shopping, or operating systems, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) competes everywhere.  And even though it hasn’t vanquished its opponents, it has shown the ability to consistently come up with solutions that move its needle. When it comes to tech, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has a chance to be all things to all people.

Article by M. Michele Milheim, edited by Chris Marasco.  Neither has a position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, and Google. The Motley Fool owns shares of Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, and Google.

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