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iPad Competitors Begin to Disappear Even Before Being Released
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iPad Traction
In the interest of transparency, I am writing this on my iPad.
This news really means the iPad will have a chance to gain some market traction, much like with the iPhone... The product cancellations also show that the iPad is a game- changer IMHO.
In the interest of transparency, I am writing this on my iPad.
This news really means the iPad will have a chance to gain some market traction, much like with the iPhone... The product cancellations also show that the iPad is a game- changer IMHO.
HPsLate will now run WebOS instead of Windows. Positive.
It seems that Windows stands to lose the most. Unless Dell comes along with a Windows tablet, Microsoft and mobile will be synonymous with netbooks. That's not including Chrome OS.
The tablets that Microsoft touted 10 years ago are leaving them behind.
Wow, you must be a masochist feeling the way you do and reading an Apple rumor site.
Maybe some of us joined way back when Apple was a better company, have become dissatisfied with Apple's recent actions, and are now only here because we enjoy the community outside of the Apple related forums.
That is a good way to put it. It certainly seems logical that both companies decided their prototypes just didn't cut it next to the iPad--so back to the drawing board.
If only I had a nickel for every Microsoft fanboy/Apple hater who proclaimed the Courier impending death for the iPad...
Just another classic FUD attack from Microsoft (leak the Courier "concept" as Apple tablet rumors started heating up, then shut down the "project").
As many of us said at the time, multimedia demos do not real products make.
Just another classic FUD attack from Microsoft (leak the Courier "concept" as Apple tablet rumors started heating up, then shut down the "project").
As many of us said at the time, multimedia demos do not real products make.
Exactly
Hey, I like Flashy Flash demos of imaginary products as much as the next geek. And I see using demos as prototypes and for Vision statements. I feel sorry for the camp of folks who thought it was a real product that would be created by M$ and ship in July or whatever BS they were selling.
Truth is M$ has a Very Real mobile problem. As in they have nothing that works in that space at all.
Hey, I like Flashy Flash demos of imaginary products as much as the next geek. And I see using demos as prototypes and for Vision statements. I feel sorry for the camp of folks who thought it was a real product that would be created by M$ and ship in July or whatever BS they were selling.
Truth is M$ has a Very Real mobile problem. As in they have nothing that works in that space at all.
Choices
Just don't buy them and that takes care of the problem.
But there is competition in EVERY category of Apple product. Secret, the other devices just suck, mostly.
Just don't buy them and that takes care of the problem.
But there is competition in EVERY category of Apple product. Secret, the other devices just suck, mostly.
But the competition didn't really exist if they didn't think enough customers would buy enough of their (rumored or pre-announced) products at a price sufficient for them to make a decent profit, were these products actually manufactured and brought to market.
Back to the drawing board...
Hahahaha the Courier is vaporware. I'm laughing because I'm reminded how the PC fanboyz kept boasting how it would be the next best thing.
Guess not.
It's just funny since they hardly showed anything at the previous show. But using the Palm excuse is just sad.
Oooh how much joy I get from imagining the shrieking and pure geek rage from all of the Apple haters in comment threads at Engadget and the like.
They placed all their hopes on the fact that Courier would come out and destroy the iPad in one fell swoop. Looks like it was the other way around!
They placed all their hopes on the fact that Courier would come out and destroy the iPad in one fell swoop. Looks like it was the other way around!
The Courier was never going to be reality, it was hard to believe that people got so excited about it. Microsoft can always be relied upon to follow the lead of others.
Once another company has developed a great product, Microsoft will steal all of the best ideas and slap one or two of their own on it. Then, Microsoft will use it's market share and advertising budget to relentlessly advertise their one or two original features and slightly lower price. It's been a winning strategy up until recently.
I think this bodes well for the iPad. HP are going back to the drawing board in order to compete.
The one nice thing about the Palm Pre is the OS the phone uses. My friend has a Pre and I give Palm credit for creating a seamless and beautiful OS, it really does look and work well. I have a feeling that HP is going to copy Apple and the Pre operating system will be the OS for their slate.
Palm's ability to self destruct never ceases to amaze me. I remember when their products were the hottest thing around, and they completely missed the connection between their products and phones.
I hope this time next year we get an iPad with all of the features that should have been included this time around. It doesn't look like there is going to be much competition for the iPad in the near future.
Once another company has developed a great product, Microsoft will steal all of the best ideas and slap one or two of their own on it. Then, Microsoft will use it's market share and advertising budget to relentlessly advertise their one or two original features and slightly lower price. It's been a winning strategy up until recently.
I think this bodes well for the iPad. HP are going back to the drawing board in order to compete.
The one nice thing about the Palm Pre is the OS the phone uses. My friend has a Pre and I give Palm credit for creating a seamless and beautiful OS, it really does look and work well. I have a feeling that HP is going to copy Apple and the Pre operating system will be the OS for their slate.
Palm's ability to self destruct never ceases to amaze me. I remember when their products were the hottest thing around, and they completely missed the connection between their products and phones.
I hope this time next year we get an iPad with all of the features that should have been included this time around. It doesn't look like there is going to be much competition for the iPad in the near future.
Let's see...
Should I get in line tomorrow for an HP Slate? Or a Microsoft Courier? Or maybe a JooJoo Pad? Nah, that Kindle 2.5 update looks rad maybe I'll do that. Facebook in black & white. Sooo retro its cool. Or is it?
Look competition is good, but where is it? Every since the iPad was release its detractors told us a million + one ways it sucks, it would fail, and it was a complete joke. It that is the case why are all the potential competitors either dropping like flies or quickly becoming "also rans"?
Yeah, yeah, Android. I'm still waiting to see a competitive android tablet. That will be a good day. I think its fair to say that Android helped to give us some of the functionality we are seeing in OS 4 and the iPhone 4G.
Should I get in line tomorrow for an HP Slate? Or a Microsoft Courier? Or maybe a JooJoo Pad? Nah, that Kindle 2.5 update looks rad maybe I'll do that. Facebook in black & white. Sooo retro its cool. Or is it?
Look competition is good, but where is it? Every since the iPad was release its detractors told us a million + one ways it sucks, it would fail, and it was a complete joke. It that is the case why are all the potential competitors either dropping like flies or quickly becoming "also rans"?
Yeah, yeah, Android. I'm still waiting to see a competitive android tablet. That will be a good day. I think its fair to say that Android helped to give us some of the functionality we are seeing in OS 4 and the iPhone 4G.
Having finally tried one in person yesterday, the complaining about it being "just a big iPod" really doesn't ring true.
I can understand why people want a Mac OS X tablet, but I'm not convinced the detractors can even dare themselves into giving the iPad a fair shake and try one for fifteen minutes.
money money money 2.0
Oh yes, did you see AAPL share prices at close. Up 7$ and change. Why?
In my opinion:
1. The Jobs note re Flash et al....
2. iPad Competitors beging to disappear....
Oh yes, did you see AAPL share prices at close. Up 7$ and change. Why?
In my opinion:
1. The Jobs note re Flash et al....
2. iPad Competitors beging to disappear....
Get a clue!
Uh, the iPad can make calls through Fring or Skype. Perhaps you should spend some of that money you make mowing lawns and buy an iPad so at least you can throw educated insults at it.
Boo-Ya!
Uh, the iPad can make calls through Fring or Skype. Perhaps you should spend some of that money you make mowing lawns and buy an iPad so at least you can throw educated insults at it.
Boo-Ya!
"Don't judge a book by its cover." By just listing out the iPad's functions, one could say that it's just a big iPod touch. If you actually use the iPad, you'll realize that the browsing experience and the large HD apps are truly what sets it apart from the iPod touch, not including the obvious office processing advantage.
Is the iTouch's iPod features useless because they're just a big iPod Classic with a smaller hardrive? It's different because its software and screen size is different and allows for more things to be done. The iPad's software and screen size is different and allows more things to be done.
True, I'd like a new contender to come out and challenge the iPad's current position in the new tablet market. However, judging by Android and other iPhone contenders at the moment, no other company has really come close to the simplicity and "smoothness" that the iPhone OS has. As such, I really don't expect any iPad competitors to be really competitive as of yet.