<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
PlayBook	I-Application
was	O
a	O
mini	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
and	O
made	O
by	O
Quanta	O
Computer	O
,	O
an	O
original	O
design	O
manufacturer	O
(	O
ODM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayBook	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
to	O
run	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
QNX	B-Operating_System
Neutrino	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
runs	O
apps	O
developed	O
using	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
AIR	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
OS	I-Application
would	O
be	O
merged	O
with	O
the	O
existing	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
to	O
produce	O
a	O
new	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
universally	O
across	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
's	O
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
major	O
revision	O
to	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
PlayBook	I-Application
OS	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayBook	B-Application
also	O
supports	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
applications	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
and	O
installed	O
through	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
App	I-Application
World	I-Application
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
700,000	O
units	O
shipped	O
to	O
retailers	O
allegedly	O
remained	O
on	O
the	O
shelves	O
for	O
months	O
,	O
prompting	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
to	O
introduce	O
dramatic	O
price	O
reductions	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
to	O
increase	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
rebounded	O
following	O
the	O
price	O
cuts	O
,	O
with	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
shipping	O
approximately	O
2.5	O
million	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
PlayBooks	I-Application
by	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
about	O
the	O
forthcoming	O
computer	O
,	O
nicknamed	O
the	O
'	O
BlackPad	B-Application
 '	O
in	O
the	O
press	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
expected	O
similarity	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
competing	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
had	O
circulated	O
for	O
several	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Research	O
In	O
Motion	O
co-CEO	O
Mike	O
Lazaridis	O
and	O
Adobe	O
Systems	O
CTO	O
Kevin	O
Lynch	O
staged	O
the	O
first	O
public	O
demonstration	O
of	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
<ref>{{cite news|url= Playbook vs. iPad: Head to Head comparison|work=Cantech Letter|date=16 November 2010}}</ref>	O
onstage	O
at	O
the	O
opening-day	O
keynote	O
of	O
the	O
Adobe	O
MAX	O
2010	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
features	O
demonstrated	O
was	O
its	O
tight	O
integration	O
with	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
AIR	I-Operating_System
applications	O
and	O
full	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lazaridis	O
then	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
his	O
presentation	O
that	O
developers	O
who	O
get	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
AIR	I-Operating_System
applications	O
approved	O
on	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
App	I-Application
World	I-Application
would	O
be	O
eligible	O
for	O
free	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
PlayBook	I-Application
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
the	O
free	O
PlayBook	B-Application
offer	O
has	O
been	O
extended	O
to	O
include	O
WebWorks	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
PlayBook	I-Application
supports	O
up	O
to	O
1080p	O
video	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayBook	B-Application
features	O
a	O
3	O
MP	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
for	O
video	O
chatting	O
over	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
a	O
rear-facing	O
5	O
MP	O
camera	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
record	O
1080p	O
video.PlayBook	O
Features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
us.blackberry.com,	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayBook	B-Application
has	O
a	O
1024×600	O
WSVGA	O
with	O
an	O
aspect	B-General_Concept
ratio	I-General_Concept
of	O
16:9	O
making	O
this	O
device	O
adequate	O
for	O
viewing	O
HD	O
video	O
content	O
or	O
other	O
media	O
,	O
7-inch	O
display	O
and	O
3D	O
graphics	O
acceleration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
sensors	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
InvenSense	B-Algorithm
6-axis	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
magnetometer	O
,	O
and	O
accelerometer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayBook	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
Texas	O
Instruments	O
OMAP4430	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
newer	O
and	O
faster	O
PlayBook	B-Application
included	O
the	O
dual-core	B-Device
Texas	I-Device
Instruments	I-Device
OMAP4460	I-Device
processor	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
PlayBook	I-Application
supports	O
high	O
resolution	O
video	O
playback	O
(	O
H.264	B-Application
,	I-Application
MPEG4	I-Application
,	O
WMV	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
audio	O
(	O
MP3	O
,	O
AAC	O
5.1	O
,	O
WMA	O
5.1	O
audio	O
playback	O
)	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
micro-HDMI	O
port	O
for	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
video	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
PlayBook	I-Application
receives	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
428	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
HTML5	O
Test	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
browser	O
placing	O
4th	O
for	O
tablets	B-Device
and	O
beating	O
,	O
Chrome	B-Application
Beta	I-Application
,	O
Chrome	B-Application
18	I-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
(	O
Safari	O
)	O
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
6.0	I-Operating_System
(	O
Safari	O
)	O
,	O
Opera	B-Language
Mobile	I-Language
12.10	I-Language
,	O
Silk	O
2.2	O
(	O
Amazon	B-Application
Kindle	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
browsers	O
with	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
OS	I-Application
2.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Version	O
11.1.121.74	O
support	O
,	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
content	O
is	O
usable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
PlayBook	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Canada	O
and	O
USA	O
on	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
;	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
Netherlands	O
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Arab	O
Emirates	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
product	O
were	O
mixed	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
's	O
fluid	O
UI	O
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
supported	O
webkit-based	O
browser	O
,	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Video	O
support	O
,	O
fast	O
JavaScript	O
and	O
HTML	O
5.0	O
Web	O
page	O
rendering	O
,	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
output	O
,	O
and	O
multitasking	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayBook	B-Application
was	O
criticized	O
initially	O
requiring	O
a	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
for	O
its	O
native	O
email	O
and	O
calendar	B-Application
applications	I-Application
,	O
although	O
third	O
party	O
email	O
and	O
calendar	B-Application
applications	I-Application
are	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
's	O
Playbook	B-Application
began	O
to	O
gain	O
traction	O
and	O
receive	O
better	O
reviews	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
temporary	O
issues	O
are	O
being	O
solved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RIM	O
's	O
then	O
co-CEO	O
Jim	O
Balsillie	O
countered	O
critics	O
by	O
noting	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
more	O
than	O
60	O
million	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
smartphones	O
in	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
pair	O
with	O
a	O
PlayBook	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
CEO	O
Thorsten	O
Heins	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
five	O
years	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
there	O
'll	O
be	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
anymore	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
position	O
that	O
analysts	O
attributed	O
to	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
's	O
"	O
spectacular	O
failure	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
market	O
with	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
launch	O
,	O
between	O
2,000	O
and	O
3,000	O
apps	O
were	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
App	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
over	O
24,700	O
PlayBook	B-Application
applications	O
available	O
in	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
App	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
announced	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
expand	O
its	O
application	O
ecosystem	O
for	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
to	O
include	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Java	O
and	O
Android-based	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
developers	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
simply	O
repackage	O
,	O
code	O
sign	O
,	O
and	O
submit	O
their	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
into	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
App	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
however	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
update	O
,	O
only	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	O
applications	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
applications	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
OS	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popular	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
that	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
ported	O
onto	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
world	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Pinterest	O
and	O
Whatsapp	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
by	O
users	O
through	O
the	O
sideloading	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
,	O
a	O
decision	O
by	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
to	O
ship	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
without	O
native	O
applications	O
for	O
e-mail	O
and	O
calendar	B-Application
became	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
criticism	O
and	O
derision	O
by	O
reviewers	O
and	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
access	O
email	O
was	O
through	O
the	O
web	O
browser	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bridge	O
,	O
or	O
third-party	O
applications	O
from	O
App	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
which	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
chose	O
for	O
security	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
has	O
made	O
these	O
native	O
applications	O
available	O
in	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	B-Application
system	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Playbook	B-Application
OS	O
2.0	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
update	O
added	O
integrated	O
native	O
email	O
,	O
calendar	B-Application
,	O
and	O
contact	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
included	O
visual	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
and	O
also	O
brought	O
three	O
new	O
applications	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
OS	O
:	O
Press	O
Reader	O
,	O
a	O
newspaper	O
reader	O
;	O
News	O
,	O
an	O
RSS	O
reader	O
;	O
and	O
Print	O
To	O
Go	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
send	O
documents	O
from	O
a	O
PC	O
to	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBM	B-Application
(	O
aka	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
)	O
support	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
2.0	O
update	O
,	O
although	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
intends	O
to	O
support	O
BBM	B-Application
in	O
a	O
future	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBM	B-Application
is	O
still	O
supported	O
through	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bridge	O
software	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
it	O
while	O
bridged	O
to	O
their	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
smartphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
released	O
Playbook	B-Application
OS	O
2.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
confirmed	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
PlayBook	B-Application
and	O
the	O
newer	O
cellular	O
PlayBooks	B-Application
would	O
be	O
receiving	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
that	O
plans	O
to	O
bring	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
to	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
were	O
canceled	O
sparking	O
fears	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
potential	O
scrapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
CEO	O
Thorsten	O
Heins	O
,	O
multiple	O
teams	O
had	O
spent	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
time	O
and	O
energy	O
"	O
investigating	O
ways	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
OS	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
no	O
immediate	O
decisions	O
over	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
future	O
are	O
certain	O
,	O
Heins	O
did	O
promise	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
would	O
"	O
support	O
PlayBook	B-Application
on	O
the	O
existing	O
software	O
platforms	O
and	O
configurations.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bridge	O
accesses	O
mail	O
,	O
calendar	B-Application
,	O
and	O
contacts	O
directly	O
from	O
a	O
tethered	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
phone	O
,	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
meets	O
the	O
same	O
encryption	O
standards	O
as	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
cryptographic	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
(	O
kernels	O
,	O
cryptography-related	O
OS	O
and	O
Java	O
modules	O
)	O
are	O
certified	O
under	O
FIPS	O
140-2	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
eligible	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
U.S.	O
federal	O
government	O
agencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
PlayBook	I-Application
OS2.1	O
update	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
enabled	O
full-disk	O
encryption	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
algorithm	O
as	O
previously	O
used	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
Enterprise	O
kernel	O
handling	O
the	O
tethered	O
content	O
from	O
a	O
paired	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
PlayBook	B-Application
was	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
with	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
and	O
a	O
dual	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
,	O
1GHz	O
Texas	B-Device
Instruments	I-Device
OMAP	I-Device
4430	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
could	O
purchase	O
the	O
WiFi	O
PlayBook	B-Application
in	O
16	O
GB	O
,	O
32	O
GB	O
,	O
and	O
64	O
GB	O
storage	O
configurations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
4G	O
LTE	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
1.5GHz	O
processor	O
,	O
4G	O
LTE	O
and	O
UMTS/HSPA	O
+	O
cellular	O
connectivity	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
NFC	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
earlier	O
PlayBook	B-Application
model	O
,	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
4G	O
LTE	O
was	O
only	O
sold	O
through	O
carrier	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
another	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
1.5GHz	O
PlayBook	B-Application
,	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
3G+	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
and	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Z10	I-Application
smartphone	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
CEO	O
Thorsten	O
Heins	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
exploring	O
the	O
opportunities	O
for	O
future	O
tablet	B-Device
releases	O
but	O
had	O
not	O
announced	O
further	O
plans	O
in	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
market	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
OS	O
,	O
having	O
decided	O
"	O
to	O
stop	O
these	O
efforts	O
and	O
focus	O
on	O
 [ its ] 	O
core	O
hardware	O
portfolio	O
"	O
of	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
thereby	O
bringing	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
to	O
its	O
end-of-life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Secutablet	O
,	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
that	O
uses	O
Samsung	O
Knox	O
with	O
the	O
hardware	O
from	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
S	I-Device
10.5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
Blackberry	B-Application
advertised	O
the	O
following	O
"	O
Made	O
for	O
Playbook	B-Application
"	O
accessories	O
:	O
leather	O
slipcase	O
from	O
Valextra	O
(	O
Italy	O
)	O
;	O
Premium	O
Charger	O
;	O
Delvaux	O
(	O
Belgium	O
)	O
envelope-style	O
leather	O
case	O
;	O
Leather	O
Journal	O
;	O
Rapid	O
Charging	O
Pod	O
;	O
Neoprene	O
Zip	O
Sleeve	O
;	O
Convertible	O
Case	O
;	O
Blackberry	B-Application
Earphones	O
;	O
Ganzo	O
(	O
Japan	O
)	O
leather	O
zipped	O
pocket	O
;	O
Porter	O
(	O
Japan	O
)	O
nylon	O
canvas	O
sleeve	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
zipped	O
bag	O
;	O
WANT	O
Les	O
Essentiels	O
de	O
la	O
Vie	O
(	O
Canada	O
)	O
leather	O
zippered	O
wallet-style	O
case	O
;	O
Soft	O
Shell	O
;	O
Leather	O
Sleeve	O
;	O
Rapid	O
Travel	O
Charger	O
;	O
Brooklyn	O
(	O
Japan	O
)	O
calfskin	O
case	O
;	O
Ettinger	O
(	O
England	O
)	O
leather	O
case	O
;	O
Neoprene	O
sleeve	O
;	O
Torch	O
Smartphone	O
(	O
for	O
"	O
accessing	O
emails	O
"	O
)	O
;	O
Leather	O
Envelope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
announced	O
in	O
its	O
quarterly	O
earnings	O
that	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
PlayBook	B-Application
tablets	B-Device
were	O
shipped	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
several	O
months	O
of	O
poor	O
sales	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
started	O
discounting	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
Playbook	B-Application
from	O
its	O
original	O
retail	O
price	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
run	O
rate	O
at	O
retail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
took	O
a	O
$485	O
million	O
write-down	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
offering	O
price	O
discounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Strategy	O
Analytics	O
figures	O
in	O
the	O
2011	O
second	O
quarter	O
,	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
's	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
2011	O
was	O
3.3	O
%	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
(	O
iPads	B-Device
)	O
by	O
Apple	O
with	O
61.3	O
%	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
by	O
Google	B-Application
with	O
30.1	O
%	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
Windows	B-Application
by	O
Microsoft	O
with	O
4.6	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
PlayBook	B-Application
remained	O
relatively	O
popular	O
tablet	B-Device
in	O
Canada	O
during	O
earlier	O
years	O
,	O
accounting	O
for	O
nearly	O
20%	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
market	O
in	O
Research	O
In	O
Motion	O
's	O
home	O
country	O
in	O
a	O
report	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strong	O
discounting	O
of	O
the	O
older	O
Wi-Fi	O
PlayBooks	B-Application
resulted	O
in	O
strong	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
during	O
Christmas	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
