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Originally Posted by NewChief
I think that is AustinChief's main hangup. He envisions the tablet as being a "tablet PC." A flat screen, touch screen that will totally replace your PC. I think that's a whole other iteration of what we're seeing now that will be coming far, far down the pipe for the mainstream consumer. In the meantime, Apple is cackling their merry asses to the bank as they dominate the current market and watch everyone else try to catch up with them.
Apple isn't trying to emulate PC functionality. They're trying to create a new lifestyle device that seamlessly merges into a user's daily routines.
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I actually have TWO points that I am making.. FOR ME.. yes a tablet needs far more functionality... and that isn't what Apple is aiming for, I agree.
The second point is that Android tablets which are going for the same market... are going to eventually overtake Apple by the simple virtue of being more open and cheaper (due to the number of manufacturers).
Let's imagine there was a XOOM-like tablet that had 5x the processing power of an iPad, 4 times the memory, better screen, better cameras, a better OS(Honeycomb), sdcard, as many apps, a comparable battery,etc etc AND was priced at about $400... would you agree that it would only be lacking Apple's marketing machine? There is a very good possibility we will see one of these by end of year.. it may start at the $500 range but could quickly drop...
Other than current market lead and better marketing.. I don't see Apple being able to keep up in regards to the ACTUAL product. BUT I also don't see that being the case until there are more players in the game and especially when they start to release their second gen tablets.