Can Google Take Over the iPad’s Throne?

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) may soon be losing its tablet dominance, according to predictions by IDC for global sales in 2013 and the years beyond.

While Apple’s iPad was one of the first on the scene, and by far the most popular, it may be slipping as the market is filled with more and more competitors. The base tablets running on Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android OS are growing continuously.

Because numerous manufacturers work with Android, new devices at all price points can come out regularly. This may be weakening Apple’s position in the global tablet market, as it has done in the global smartphone market…