As long as these devices aren't some form of warmed-over, Windows 7 powered, Tablet PC then I see no reason why they can't do well. While I have been highly critical of the Tablet PC concept and devices like the HP Slate (short summary: doomed), I do not believe that the tablet market is restricted to Apple and the iPad. The iPad is going to steal a march on the competition, and I am utterly convinced that this how home computing is going to be done in the future, but the market is currently wide open. The desktop PC does indeed rule the office and your desk but currently there is almost nothing for the living room. Let battle commence!
It's not about the state of art of hardware, it about platform/market.
Why linux can't take away any cheese from windows in normal user? because the market is dominate by windows.
The same situation is on mp3 player, the Apple totally control the market.
In the mobile phone market is almost going the same trend to Apple except this time the big guy - Google - take a quick action, but I still don't see the trend is going to reverse, maybe slow down a bit. Because unlike Google, Apple really care about their ecosystem to app store developer instead Google only care about their user base/data(which only good for geek and nerd but bad for business).
I smell the same thing in the iPad market, the HP slate is stupidly aim their market to Flash technology by telling people there are many free stuff on the windows/flash platform and still no good market strategy for business. They just want sell hardware. And many Apple hater talk about freedom are basic same as what private bay do.
Don't know what's going on ? Just see the gaming console market you will see why. iPad is basically game console in Internet surfing. Why PC has better hardware but cannot replace TV console ? Because there is no good ecosystem for game company live except big one like EA which they can take care them self.
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As long as these devices aren't some form of warmed-over, Windows 7 powered, Tablet PC then I see no reason why they can't do well. While I have been highly critical of the Tablet PC concept and devices like the HP Slate (short summary: doomed), I do not believe that the tablet market is restricted to Apple and the iPad. The iPad is going to steal a march on the competition, and I am utterly convinced that this how home computing is going to be done in the future, but the market is currently wide open. The desktop PC does indeed rule the office and your desk but currently there is almost nothing for the living room. Let battle commence!
@Kelmon
It's not about the state of art of hardware, it about platform/market.
Why linux can't take away any cheese from windows in normal user? because the market is dominate by windows.
The same situation is on mp3 player, the Apple totally control the market.
In the mobile phone market is almost going the same trend to Apple except this time the big guy - Google - take a quick action, but I still don't see the trend is going to reverse, maybe slow down a bit.
Because unlike Google, Apple really care about their ecosystem to app store developer instead Google only care about their user base/data(which only good for geek and nerd but bad for business).
I smell the same thing in the iPad market, the HP slate is stupidly aim their market to Flash technology by telling people there are many free
stuff on the windows/flash platform and still no good market strategy for business. They just want sell hardware. And many Apple hater talk about freedom are basic same as what private bay do.
Don't know what's going on ? Just see the gaming console market you will see why. iPad is basically game console in Internet surfing. Why PC has better hardware but cannot replace TV console ? Because there is no good ecosystem for game company live except big one like EA which they can take care them self.
Enough arguments, just let market tell.
@zetman Good analysis dude.