Amazon’s Kindle Fire was second in tablet market share only to Apple’s iPad in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a report from IHS iSuppli. Amazon didn’t release official sales figures when it reported its quarterly earnings for the end of 2011 recently, but the iSuppli report states the company shipped 3.9 million Kindle Fires during the last three months of 2011. That gave the Android device a 14.3 percent market share of the worldwide tablet market. The Kindle Fire came in ahead of devices from Samsung and Barnes & Noble.
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After Explosive Debut, Amazon Will Have to Keep Stoking to Keep Fire Hot
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani February 17, 2012 10:38 AMAmazon’s Kindle Fire was second in tablet market share only to Apple’s iPad in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a report from IHS iSuppli. Amazon didn’t release official sales figures when it reported its quarterly earnings for the end of 2011 recently, but the iSuppli report states the company shipped 3.9 million Kindle Fires during the last three months of 2011. That gave the Android device a 14.3 percent market share of the worldwide tablet market. The Kindle Fire came in ahead of devices from Samsung and Barnes & Noble.