Apple’s iPad will grow its share of the booming tablet market over its Android-based rivals this year, thanks in large part to new features introduced with the iPad 3 and the company’s decision to reduce the prices further on the iPad 2, according to market research firm IDC.

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Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle Fire is poised to help Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos lure bargain tablet-computer shoppers. It’s unlikely to dislodge Apple Inc. from its perch at the top of the New features in the iPad 3 and Apple’s decision to reduce the price on iPad 2 will drive gains in market share at the expense of Android tablets, IDC analysts say. Indeed, Cook said Thursday that “cusmers have responded very positively the new lineup,” which includes a cheaper version of the for $329 that debuted in March. Apple iPad expands to 28.8% In addition, the overall for so called "detachable tablets" like the Pro and Microsoft Surface grew 2.9 percent year over year, as most other tablet segments posted declines. Tags: apple, ipad, expands, market, Apple’s 9.7-inch will continue dominate the tablet in 2013 thanks increased adoption in businesses, according an invesr note released Monday by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene As the first mass- tablet, the has dominated the global tablet since its release in 2010, although its leader position has seen ing challenges in recent years, with Tablet forecast almost 5x by 2017 by Yankee Group.