Scott Forstall, speaking at WWDC 2011, has just announced some major numbers relating to Apple’s iOS. 200 million iOS devices have been sold, which they claim makes it the #1 mobile operating system in the world. With Android nipping at their heels, that could be a transient title, at least in the mobile phone world. The iPad , however, is another story. Forstall said that Apple’s hugely popular tablet has sold 25 million units, including both iPad and iPad 2 sales, we assume, putting it far and away beyond “alternative” tablet sales.
With such a huge lead in both market and mind share, the iPad is in an even stronger position this year than last to defend itself against upstarts like Android 3 , webOS , and the promising but unproven Windows 8 .
