<p>Android is big in tablets. The problem is that no one has a clue how big it is. While Apple happily reports its rising unit sales for tablets, Samsung and other major Android distributors keep mum. Hence, we're largely left in the dark as to just how many Android tablets are being bought and used.</p><p>But developers may help us understand Android's market penetration.Android's 'Dark Matter'</p><p>By some estimates, Android will claim as much as 65% of the tablet market in 2014. IDC puts the number a bit lower, but by any estimate Android is booming.</p><p>As in smartphones, Android adoption is on overdrive due to giving consumers, particularly in developing markets, a low-cost alternative to Apple's premium pricing. Commenting on Android's rise, Canalys senior analyst Tim Coulling argues that "Apple's decline in PC market share [which includes tablets] is unavoidable when considering its business model."</p><p><a href="http://readwrite.com/2013/11/29/android-or-ios-dominating-tablets-developer-economics-has-the-answer?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20readwriteweb%20(ReadWriteWeb)">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2013/11/apples-ios-destroyed-android-in-black-friday-mobile-shopping.html">Apple's iOS Destroyed Android in Black Friday Mobile Shopping</a> (Patently Apple)</p><p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2013/11/29/e-commerce-sales-far-higher-for-ios-shoppers-versus-android/">E-Commerce Sales Far Higher for iOS Shoppers Versus Android</a> (Wall Street Journal (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/mega-launches-iphone-app-following-this-summers-android-offering-29307207/">Mega launches iPhone app following this summer's Android offering</a> (SlashGear)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dv8mmmd_FNbjzrMbG-JJ5PqytG88M&ned=us">44 additional articles.</a></p>