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Originally Posted by OtterBooks
It better happen soon, because there aren't many brands left to give it a shot. Thus far it seems that this is a purely Apple marketing phenomenon. So far as I can tell, nobody wants tablets nor have they ever. In the age of smartphones, why should they?
I suspect that the non-iPad tablet will go down as one of the biggest blunders in the history of consumer tech. I could be super wrong.
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Way back when there were
leaks of Microsoft's Courier tablet I pointed it out to my wife and said "THAT is the perfect device for a stay-at-home Mom."
A couple of years later, she has an ipad and loves it. She has reason to need quick access to email (she's an interpreter and job offers come several times a day from local agencies), and doesn't want to have to kick kids off the computer several times a day to check email. We looked at laptops, they're not quick enough access - waiting for a laptop to power on or even come out of hibernation would often use up the time she has to check in. A tablet is the ideal device for her. A smartphone alone just doesn't cut it.
While I think it's the ideal device for a Mom, I'm seeing numerous executives at work who think it's the perfect device for them. They're accepting less expensive desktop PCs instead of the laptops they used to have, and using ipads (often on their own dime) for notetaking and to remotely check email.
So I'd say your statement that no one wants tablets is quite incorrect.