Dive Brief:
- While Apple has a dominant position in the education market for tablets, its spot is constantly under pressure from competitors such as Google, Samsung and Microsoft.
- Price, in particular, is a weak spot in Apple's armor, since competitors' tablets are usually less expensive than the iPad.
- Still, Apple's early entry into the tablet market and its ecosystem of apps mean it won't be easy to oust it from the top of the education market, and at least one app developer says he is not considering expanding beyond iOS.
Dive Insight:
Education Week has a table of tablets competing with the iPad, including some specifically designed as "Google Education Tablets." Some aren't out until 2014, so many of the players in this battle won't be in place for months.
