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Originally Posted by bhartman36
I'm just saying that this is a somewhat confined user group: People for whom a netbook/laptop isn't convenient, but an eReader or smartphone are too small. If we were talking about $50-$100, then sure, I could see people getting yet another device.
I actually see some potential in some of the hybrids that were being shown off at CES: The netbooks that could convert into tablets by removing the screen. If those were sold for what the iPad goes for now, I could see its use, because that could replace a netbook/laptop.
I'm prepared to eat my words if I have to. We'll talk again in a couple years.  |
Your reasoning doesn't make sense. The function of any gadget is not diminished by a high price. The gadget might be useful to many people, but they might not be able to afford it (yet). That does not diminish its functionality. Yet according to your original post, tablets serve no purpose that netbooks and laptops don't already serve.