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Demas · 02-12-2010, 01:07 AM

A more concise way to put it... the acronyms PMP (portable media player) and MID (mobile internet device) have been around a long time before the iPad. People are still clinging to the anticipation of a tablet (as in slate form PC with a desktop OS) which is both why there's a lot of resentment about the iPad AND a lot of excitement about it (imputing "tablet" connotations to something that is just a PMP/MID). So much so that people have trouble NOT calling it a tablet (and even Jobs, in his keynote, use the NYT "no one has been this excite about a tablet" quote... though he NEVER used the word "tablet" personally).

But when you take a step back and look at what people ACTUALLY want to do with the device, nearly all of it falls under MID territory which we've had for a while now.

This isn't to say that the branding and ecosystem don't make a difference, of course the do. But at the same time, I keep reading over and over, "This would be perfect for this and that" where people are looking for a purpose for the iPad and nearly always one that could be filled by a MID right now, no wait necessary.

02-12-2010, 01:07 AM	#73
Demas Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 90 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Notion Ink Adam	A more concise way to put it... the acronyms PMP (portable media player) and MID (mobile internet device) have been around a long time before the iPad. People are still clinging to the anticipation of a tablet (as in slate form PC with a desktop OS) which is both why there's a lot of resentment about the iPad AND a lot of excitement about it (imputing "tablet" connotations to something that is just a PMP/MID). So much so that people have trouble NOT calling it a tablet (and even Jobs, in his keynote, use the NYT "no one has been this excite about a tablet" quote... though he NEVER used the word "tablet" personally). But when you take a step back and look at what people ACTUALLY want to do with the device, nearly all of it falls under MID territory which we've had for a while now. This isn't to say that the branding and ecosystem don't make a difference, of course the do. But at the same time, I keep reading over and over, "This would be perfect for this and that" where people are looking for a purpose for the iPad and nearly always one that could be filled by a MID right now, no wait necessary.