Google had hoped partners would sell 10 million Android tablets in 2011

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Even before <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/02/23/motorola-xoom-review/">the release of the first Android tablet</a> and the Honeycomb operating system, Google predicted its partners would sell more than 10 million tablets a year beginning in 2011 and capture up to one-third of the market by 2012, <em>The Verge</em> reported. The information comes from <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/03/14/oracle-suit-against-google-goes-to-trial-next-month/">Google’s testimony in an ongoing trial with Oracle</a>. Android Senior Vice President Andy Rubin made the prediction based on tablet market data from Morgan Stanley, which estimated a total of 46 million tablets would be sold by 2012. The Mountain View-based company’s expectations have fallen short, however, and Apple has dominated the tablet market with <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/24/apple-crushes-estimates-in-q2/">more than 67 million iPads sold thus far</a>. The Internet giant also expected Android tablets to generate up to $110 million in search revenue in 2011 and $220 million in 2012. <span id="more-137047"></span>

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