Agreed. I will not buy an iPad, but there is not a comparable alternative out there yet.
But I'm patient and I'll wait for something with a screen big enough for 8.5x11 documents in portrait mode and a stylus based screen to mark stuff up. And it needs to come close to matching the iPad in thinness, battery life, etc. for me to buy it--so no interest in a tablet pc or slate with high price, bulky designs and short battery life.
I'm hoping it's just like the phone market. Took a while for worthwhile competitors to the iPhone to come out, but there are several now IMO. In 12-18 months I think we'll have a slew of true competitors to the iPad and hopefully I can find the big screen, stylus centric tablet that fits my specific needs.
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