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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
Single purpose devices have the advantage of doing that one function typically better than multifunction devices. Multifunction devices offer convenience of doing several task the user needs without having to lug around multiple devices. I'll take convenience over quality in this case since I spend lot of time surfing the net, watching movies, watching TV and sports, reading books, reading magazines, reading and marking up PDFs, grading student papers etc. etc. and would kill for a 10" or so tablet device that could do all that stuff.
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It all comes down to where you are willing to make the compromises in your multifunction device, for you a tablet is the right balance and for others they would go with a netbook or laptop to cover those requirements. The simple fact of the matter is that one size does not fit all and as long as that remains the case there will always be a market for both single and multifunction devices and as time goes by and the market grows you are likely to see more variation rather than less since the niches will become big enough to be addressed by hardware makers.