Thread: An Awful Review of the ANN and the Kobo Touch
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Old 06-30-2011, 01:43 PM   #113
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Originally Posted by bhartman36 View Post
From what I've read, the main complaints were about some sluggishness and the lack of apps. I don't think people are hypnotized by thickness so much as they have a certain expectation. It's not just the iPad that's thinner than the TouchPad, after all. I can understand how a mobile device's dimensions might be important, if you're carrying it around. I do think it's a style over substance argument, but I can't say style doesn't count at all, either.

Apps are a problem. There's no real way around that. Android can afford to launch w/ 300 tablet apps, because they've got lots of momentum and developers. WebOS, as slick as everyone acknowledges it is, hasn't ever picked up that kind of momentum, mainly because Palm was so late out of the gate w/ an SDK. Couple that with the fact that Palm's initial Pre advertising was an unmitigated disaster, and it's no surprise the platform didn't get a lot of early action (despite selling fairly well the first month or so). So that's the problem: HP has to convince developers they can get people to use the platform, and they have to convince users that there will be lots of apps for them to use.

It's going to be a tough slog.

Was just reading the Zdnet review and it seems to basically say. Business market = Awesome Everyday Consumer market = not quite there yet

here's a quote :

"I expect a lot of the consumer-oriented reviews to hit the HP TouchPad pretty hard because of its bulkiness, lack of games and entertainment content, and fewness of third-party apps (although it’s ahead of Android Honeycomb and BlackBerry PlayBook when they launched). Those are all valid concerns and because of them I certainly wouldn’t recommend the TouchPad for the average consumer.

However, for people who couldn’t care less about the latest games and movies and just want to get work done in meetings and on airplanes, the HP TouchPad will be a breath of fresh air. I consider it the most productive tablet yet and the first one that can serve as a legitimate laptop replacement for professionals on the road."


http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/review...t;feature-roto
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