1 Way Apple Inc. (AAPL) Makes Up for Declining Tablet Market Share

The e-tail giant is interested in launching its hardware in China, as it obtained regulatory approvals last June for four different Kindle models, including the Kindle Fire. Amazon also hinted at the time that it was hoping to launch Kindle hardware within two years.

We’ve seen Amazon play this out before, launching content storefronts ahead of hardware releases. The company debuted its Android Appstore roughly six months before its first-generation Kindle Fire unveiling, and it will likely do the same in the Chinese tablet market eventually.

Until Amazon and Google clear these hurdles, Apple Inc.  (NASDAQ:AAPL) will own the Chinese tablet market even as rivals gain ground in smartphones.

Apple advantage
That means if we were to look at the tablet usage internationally, the odds would be stacked even more in favor of the iPad since it has the widest distribution. Samsung has global scale, but its devices primarily fly under the Android flag.

Fool contributor Evan Niu, CFA, owns shares of Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Amazon.com, Apple, and Google. The Motley Fool owns shares of Amazon.com, Apple, and Google.

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