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Originally Posted by AustinChief
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.
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I'm more or less in agreement with you on the long term side of things. That being said, all the ipad-killers have just been vaporware or not lived up to the hype at this point. I know that they're coming... but they aren't here yet. I'm also not totally convinced that Apple won't adapt to the market with a "ipad pro" or some such if more becomes demanded. The evolution of the technology and the market isn't totally predictable, though, and I am skeptical of people who try to predict it with confidence. So until the "ipad killer" shows up and kills the iPad, I'll refuse to crown anyone else king of the tablet market.