Apple's iOS -- the operating system behind the iPad -- will remain the top platform in the tablet market through 2015, says tech analysts at Gartner.According to a breakdown of worldwide tablet sales by operating system, 83% of the tablets sold in 2011 will run Apple's iOS.
Gartner research vice president Carolina Milanesi says tailoring a seamless user experience on tablets will be key for Apple's rivals.
"Seeing the response from both consumers and enterprises to the iPad, many vendors are trying to compete by first delivering on hardware and then trying to leverage the platform ecosystem" says Milanesi in a statement. "Tablets will be much more dependent on the latter than smartphones have been, and the sooner vendors realize that the better chance they have to compete head-to-head with Apple."
Google's Android operating system -- found in tablets such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Motorola Xoom -- is a distant second in 2011 with a 14.2% market share.
However, the Android quickly closes the gap by 2015, says Gartner, grabbing 38.7% of market share compared to Apple's 47.1%.
Another player to consider is Research in Motion and its QNX operating system, which debuts in 2012 with the BlackBerry PlayBook. By 2015, QNX will sit in third place with 10% share.
"It will take time and significant effort for RIM to attract developers and deliver a compelling ecosystem of applications and services around QNX to position it as a viable alternative to Apple or Android," says Carolina Milanesi, research vice president at Gartner, in a statement.
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