Sometimes it seems like the hottest apps being downloaded are for games. And the EE is not a gaming tablet.
As for marketing, I think Entourage should identify and target schools using LMS like Moodle or Blackboard. Maybe Entourage should even host a Moodle site so they can demo how well the EE works with texts and online LMS. It wouldn't cost them much - Moodle is open source and there are tons of texts which are public domain. Teachers and professors need to SEE what these tablets can do. It's like you have to spoonfeed them at first because they are often busy prepping for class, reading books and grading papers that they may not feel like they have time to learn new technology. If you could make THAT easy for them, I think they might really buy into it.
The Moodle market is really strong world-wide. Entourage should get in touch with Martin Dougiamas (founder of Moodle) and become an officially recognized "Moodle Partner."
I saw my first Entourage at a teacher technology conference. I had been shopping for a tablet - and when I saw simple things like storage of stylus, easily swapped battery, in addition to the dual screen, I was impressed. I wished, however, I had known that there was no GPS, no accelerometer, no access to Android market though. I wonder how much it would cost to add those items to a next generation eDGe. (And SIM card 4G access).
Oh well.
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