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fjtorres · 05-27-2010, 08:42 AM

If you build it they will come.

The Windows tablets are headed to market, iPad or no iPad.
That will drive traffic to whatever forum hosts the info, but a dedicated forum will be easier to find and more useful.

If anything, I would suggest a need for *two* tablet forums: one for Windows Tablet/Netbook reading, the other for Android/Linux tablets and "smartbooks" (if the latter ever ship). The former are all likely to be Intel-based while the latter will be ARM-based, a pretty clear distinction. Both are clearly going to be different than the generic third-tier readers found in the "other readers" forum because they will come from mainstream players and feature strong communications functions for online reading and light content creation so the discussions will be different. Moving forward, there will clearly be three hybrid/multi-function ebook delivery platforms; iPad, Windows, and Android. If the first gets a separate forum, the other two should, too.

A measure of foresight can be a good thing and providing a clear point for the incoming news and discussion on both of these new platforms would be a nice proactive gesture that would likely *increase* traffic in those areas by increasing their visibility.

05-27-2010, 08:42 AM	#9
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	If you build it they will come. The Windows tablets are headed to market, iPad or no iPad. That will drive traffic to whatever forum hosts the info, but a dedicated forum will be easier to find and more useful. If anything, I would suggest a need for two tablet forums: one for Windows Tablet/Netbook reading, the other for Android/Linux tablets and "smartbooks" (if the latter ever ship). The former are all likely to be Intel-based while the latter will be ARM-based, a pretty clear distinction. Both are clearly going to be different than the generic third-tier readers found in the "other readers" forum because they will come from mainstream players and feature strong communications functions for online reading and light content creation so the discussions will be different. Moving forward, there will clearly be three hybrid/multi-function ebook delivery platforms; iPad, Windows, and Android. If the first gets a separate forum, the other two should, too. A measure of foresight can be a good thing and providing a clear point for the incoming news and discussion on both of these new platforms would be a nice proactive gesture that would likely increase traffic in those areas by increasing their visibility. Last edited by fjtorres; 05-27-2010 at 08:47 AM.