2,000,000 iPads Sold … And Apple Still Is Losing Mobile Market Share

Recently, Apple was pretty proud to sell a couple million units of their super-sized iPod Touch (aka. the iPad).  But I think the real question is just how many Android phones are selling.  Why?  Android is eating up the iOS market share according to the latest reports.

People will say the iPhone 3Gs was old at that point and all the new, sexy phones had Android. And I say: EXACTLY!  Apple’s one-size-fits-all models (updated every two years) isn’t going to work in the long run.  When it was G1 vs. iPhone, yes, Apple won.  But now there are too many good phones available on better networks, and they are tailored to better-fit different segments of the market.

And others will ignore the fact that Wal-Mart was selling off iPhones for the bargain-basement price of $97.  All while Verizon was selling the Droid Eris for $0.01 and offering other 2-for-1 incentives.  Apple can’t compete on price with Android, just like they couldn’t with Windows a few decades ago.

Steve, you had a good run.  But it’s done.