any numbers to back this up then?

Jafo - the iPad is just great, so there are lines for it. Early adopters? MS has them too. So did SSDs. They're more like social events, anyway.

As I said, I hope both succeed. I just happen to like my iPad more than other devices I looked at back then. I might like an Android as well. I don't like W8. That's just me.

We were talking tablets, btw... not phones. The iPhone leaves me cold.

@moshi... if you care to disregard the facts, that's your concern. I'm misinterpreting nothing. Your bias is obvious. The facts are the facts. Also, females are buying more tech than males:

http://mashable.com/2012/01/09/women-and-technology/

Oops...got sidetracked.

I'm sure the percentage domination of the iPad will only go 'down'.  There IS no other direction for them.

It's called insidious advertising for a reason, Doc....

There is a browser that will run flash on the iPad.

Anyways, you like them you don't like them it still boils down to USER CHOICE.

I just don't understand the iHaters bitching all the time that Apple is bad,  Android is better or Windows is better and their penis size is bigger.

Get over it. You get what you want and can afford and be happy with it.

http://betanews.com/2012/06/18/would-you-believe-android-tablet-adoption-is-even-with-ipad/ 

It might... or not. Depends on the market, and on the offering. If Apple offers more for the buck in service (which is fantastic), equipment and ecosystem...they'll go on winning. If MS gets its game on and provides good service, lots of apps and superior equipment - they'll succeed as well. The percentages of which company has more or less become less significant as more and more go mobile. There's more than enough revenue for all.

The biggest problem for Android is that malware has increased exponentially for it through its apps which do not have the scrutiny which Apple's do.

One thing is good... on MS's side: The Surface with W8 Pro will be a hybrid which will compete across markets... MS fails only in that W8 isn't meant for desktops... and not for business. That will undo all that Gates did, eventually. The Cloud, in its present form cannot replace private ownership of storage devices and programs. They will, however, try to obliterate that in order to rent you the space and apps from the cloud, renting (as it were) you what you need the most.

It certainly does: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skyfire-web-browser-your-path/id384941497?mt=8

Why not check before making such claims, kona...or at least ask?

It doesn't run Flash natively like a computer does where you can install it. It relies on a browser. That was my point.

Thank you Jafo. Good numbers.

It doesn't NEED to run it natively, and that wasn't what you wrote. It's only needed to display webpages correctly (unfortunately) so it's only really needed in a browser and that compromises webpage security and browser security.