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Originally Posted by Dulin's Books
whats with wired "and none of this will matter"
it certainly matters. they will sell a ton of these. of course wired quantifies its remark with " in meaningful numbers" of course meaningful to them is only if it sells more than the iPad. meanwhile sammy will sell millions and make a profit on them.
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I'm not so sure that they will "sell a ton of these". It is my opinion that both Samsung and Motorola did themselves irreparable harm by initially releasing tablet offerings that were tied to cell data plans on contract.
Those who WERE interested took a look at the competitively priced (compared to the iPad) Galaxy Tab only to discover that the price required a 2 year cell contract.
Samsung will have to work harder to get the word out that these new prices don't require a contract. I also believe that Samsung and Motorola's approach in releasing their first tablets had a backdraft effect causing an increase in iPad sales.
I still believe that the dark horse to watch is Barnes and Noble. If they release a firmware upgrade that "unlocks" the tablet functionality and open their app store (that they had previous hinted at)... suddenly that $250 nook color becomes a major player.
Barnes and Noble has been rumored to have a firmware upgrade this week for the nook color. Is the timing of Microsoft's lawsuit simply coincidental?