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Old 05-18-2011, 03:40 PM   #67
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Originally Posted by jplumey View Post
Back to the original topic, I think Android tablets are failing because they are too late. When someone sees my wife with her Kindle, they ask her if that's an iPad. When they see my friend with his Samsung Galaxy Tab, they ask how he likes his iPad. The iPad has almost become synonymous with "the tablet", at least among regular consumers.
Reminds me of the video game market and the generalizations made there.

During the late-80's and early-to-mid-90's, regardless of the system you were playing, you were "playing Nintendo."

The late-90's up until about 2007-ish, you were "playing Playstation." (I had a Gameboy Advance, and my mom would ask what game I wanted for my Playstation)

Now, it's "playing X-Box."

The most popular/highest-selling brand was/is used to generalize what the player was using.

Also like the south and "Coke." "What kind of Coke do you want?" "Mountain Dew."
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