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Originally Posted by davidspitzer
I think the probable two dozen or more android tablets will make about 0% difference to iPad sales. I don't know why it's just a gut feeling I have.
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It may be that the iPad draws from the 100-million strong iPhone customer base.
Android tablets (so far) are best described as webpads rather than media consumption appliances like the iPad. And neither is really much of a computer in Mac/Windows/Linux terms. (Just setting boundaries, okay?)
The iTunes/App store link is central to the iPad value proposition whereas the Android tablet's value starts with the price and the hardware specs. Even the Blackpad and the Palmpad, when they come out, won't be anywhere near the content consumption devices that the iPad it. Not for a long while. The Palmpad might possibly come closer than the Blackpad *if* HP cooks up *upfront* content deals with Rhapsody/Napster/Netflix/Hulu-plus and the like.
Because iPad is an extension of the mature iPxx ecosystem they've had a fully-fleshed experience, out-of-box, from day one which is something that cannot be said for their competitors. The Android "tablets" and the various iPad competitors headed our way are all coming from hardware vendors focused on moving gadgets. It will be up to knowledgeable buyers to figure out where and how to confgure them. Most Android tablets can't even plug in to the Android market! Not newbie friendly. Things will improve but not soon.
In the meantime, the iPad will have free reign for at least the rest of the year.