There we try to determine what exactly these tablets possess to pose a threat to the supposed indisputable dominance of the iPad. Google’s Android is the platform that provides true multi-tasking abilities as compared to other platforms including Apple’s iPhone OS. Android application development has been able to make significant progress in this segment. When it comes to mobile application development Apple takes the crown without a doubt with over 200,000 apps in the Apple App market. The only issue that the iPhone application development community faces is the strict approval process that forces many an app dream to turn into ashes. Also Apple enforces a process in which the rules of approval are changed and previously approved apps too are chucked out of the app market because they do not conform to the new approval rules. It adds to the frustration of iPhone developers. Another point that goes against the iPad is the absence of Flash which forms the backbone of most of the content on the web today. Non-iPad tablets benefit because of Apple’s exclusion of Flash. As sleek and compact, the iPad might be and as svelte as it might look, there will always exist a segment of users who would opt for more functionality, higher hardware configurations and better connectivity.

The future predictions are pretty clear with dark clouds of intense competition dotting the horizon. The going for the iPad is not going to be easy in the time to come especially with advanced tablets and mobile application development, wireless application development and Android application development communities across the globe striving to provide better alternatives and a stiff face to Apple’s existing monopoly.

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