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Originally Posted by Robert Minneman
As soon as HP/Microsoft, or Dell, or Intel come out with their version of the touchpad, and as long as they're priced competitively, you're going to see the iPad relegated to the long time Apple users. The rest of us will use something else.
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We'll see. I thought that would happen with touch screen phones a year or so after the iPhone came out. But it really hasn't. Other phones haven't really matched it and definitely haven't caught it in sales. Blackberry is still hugely successful because it was the market leader before iPhone.
But the Palm Pre didn't do so hot, Android phones from what I've read are selling ok but aren't really eating into iPhone sales yet.
But in any case, I'm very anxious to see what MS, Dell etc. put out, as I imagine some of them will be better suited for business and academic work use, which is my need for a tablet.
I just hope their wise enough to not make these tablet PCs running a stripped down version of Windows 7 etc. Those things have failed repeatedly.
Pretty much everyone who would want a tablet device has a laptop or two, and probably a desktop. Most of us don't need another computing device, but rather want a tablet for specific function that that tablet form factor is better suited for--reading, reading and marking up documents, using as a note pad in meetings, light web browsing that requires minimal text entry, watching videos etc.
No need for a full on OS for that stuff. Just a nice slick, easy to use, touch based OS.