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Originally Posted by Solicitous
...I honestly believe the iPad will be a bit of a fad. It wont be until you can buy a tablet PC with a full OS installed will they really take off. I don't see the point in an iPad if I can't open up ordinary office documents, browse every website I ordinarily do (iPad doesn't support flash apparently). The Kindle has a recognised market - book readers. The iPad doesn't really have a recognised market.
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I agree, mostly.
The vast majority of users responded that they intend to use the iPad to browse the web, but most of the public is yet unaware that the iPad does not support Flash, and cannot match the desktop browsing experience. Thus, for browsing, the iPad is no better than a primitive mobile device and it cannot access a large number of site (or can only access "lite" versions for mobiles).
I bet, most are envisioning watching Hulu on the bus, or playing Facebook games, and will be unpleasantly surprised when they see a blue diamond instead.
The Kindle DX does probably need to come down in price, and Amazon probably needs to make sure it kills iBooks on price.
I do wish Amazon comes up with Kindle 3, with a larger IPS or better screen, full Flash, camera and multitasking. Base it on Android to take advantage of the apps and have a custom UI, like HTC's Sense. THAT would kill the iPad, IMO.
Where I do disagree, is the need for a desktop OS - tablets will do better as appliances, and Apple is right on that.