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Surveys Point to Mac and iPhone Sales Momentum, Strong Tablet Interest
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I currently don't see how even an Apple tablet could have broad appeal - it seems like a niche product. However at one time I said similar things about the Macbook Air. Then I used one; and now I own one and LOVE it. 
So who knows, a tablet-ish device done right might appeal to a lot of people - but if Apple does release one, I really doubt it's going to be a tablet computer in the typical sense of the term (and that's a good thing).
So who knows, a tablet-ish device done right might appeal to a lot of people - but if Apple does release one, I really doubt it's going to be a tablet computer in the typical sense of the term (and that's a good thing).
I've got $800 stuffed in a mattress, either I get a tablet when announced, or wait until I can raise the difference for a PB 13".
Of course, it would depend on _what_ was actually announced...
Of course, it would depend on _what_ was actually announced...
No. If it exists, it will most likely fit nearly the same niche as the iPod Touch... except for people who need reading glasses or who want to see bigger web pages and apps.
That's my guess.
due to the decades of underfunding of education in the us, most citizens knowadays believe that "world" is an entity consisting of both east and west cost. those who follow baseball may include parts of canada as well.
They are still around 3.5% worldwide. This slide isn't up to date, but it shows their market share since 1998.
Though the latest Gartner report doesn't state Apple's market share as they don't feature in the top 5, they obviously have a smaller share than Toshiba's 5%.
It is in the US where they do really well, up to 8.7% in the last quarter.
I wonder if this Apple tablet thing is something that fans just cooked up. I need something from Apple. Everyone wants an Apple tablet. Will we get it?
This is exactly why I questioned the charts in this article. Nobody else is reporting Apple's sales anywhere near as high. But then, at the same time, maybe they're being paid by someone to report lower numbers? If so, whoever it is must have some awfully deep pockets.
Market share reporting is tricky because the definition of a given market is a moving target. If you look at Apple's market share worldwide, it's going to be different than in the U.S. Likewise, it's going to look different if you look at just consumer/home users versus the entire market (i.e., including business where Apple traditionally doesn't compete much at all.)
You got an iPod.
You got an iPod Touch.
You got an iPhone.
You got all kinds of Macbooks.
Apple is in the business of giving you cool and useful things. Not years from now, but today. Come next year, and you'll see Apple shaking things up again. I mean, this is Steve Jobs plus his team we're talking about. Same ones that gave you all that other good stuff. Nothing has changed at Apple.
As said above, it's very difficult to measure. Apple may not sell many, but they grab a huge share of the profit. They're one of the world's highest profiting computer companies. Maybe they're overly highly marked up, but there are plenty of people willing to pay that.
Diamonds are worth no more than £5 to me, but other people will pay £50,000 for a 2 gram diamond, so that sets their market value.
Another difficult factor is that traditionally Apple computers last far longer than Windows computers. I still see print shops, design companies aand orther organisations with iMac G4s (the 'lamp' design) and G4 PowerMacs (graphite case) in use daily. A Windows PC of the same age would have been thrown out long ago.
Some people say Apple last 2x longer or even 3x longer, meaning if you want to count the total number of people using Apple, long term Apple sales figures should be tripled compared to PCs to get an idea of how many Apples are still being used. Sorry if that wasn't very clear, but I hope you get the idea. As usual, take this with a handful of salt.
I can't wait for the tablet. I want something larger than the iPhone that I can carry around with me around the house, and I want it to be smaller than a laptop. I want something book-sized that I can set next to my Cheerios, swiping pages with my left hand while I shovel whole grains in my mouth with the other.
I don't want to pay 180 bucks every 6 months for daily newspaper delivery. I want to read the paper on my tablet, and I want to read books on my tablet, and what I really really really want is a tablet that uses something like the Pixel Qi technology that switches back and forth between e-ink and lcd, or something like the Microsoft mock-ups that show two screens -- one lcd and one e-ink would be nice.
A combo display lcd/e-ink could be the killer killer app. Books are going to be effing huge on this thing. G'bye B & N.
I just saw a Sony commercial, I think during The Good Wife, advertising their e-book reader. This tablet could be very, very big.
The tablet will transmit media for the user to consume -- movies, browsing, books, music, games. That will be its only function, although I'm sure it will include "lite" software like email, iCal, maybe Pages, etc.
The device will not be for productivity. Leave that to the iMacs and MBPs.
I want books electronically. I want movies on that bigger screen, for the long car ride or the plane or the long line at the neighborhood BMV. I want to carry it around with me. I want it, I want it, I want it.
I think people that say that they don't want an "oversized" iPod Touch will be quite surprised to find out, rather quickly that in fact a giant Touch is exactly what they want after all.
Carried from room to room to room, wi fi connectivity, the internet everywhere. The real internet -- on a screen sized for consumption -- not a tiny screen that will quickly become merely what everyone "makes do" with when they're on the go and choose not to take the tablet with them.
Can't wait.
I don't want to pay 180 bucks every 6 months for daily newspaper delivery. I want to read the paper on my tablet, and I want to read books on my tablet, and what I really really really want is a tablet that uses something like the Pixel Qi technology that switches back and forth between e-ink and lcd, or something like the Microsoft mock-ups that show two screens -- one lcd and one e-ink would be nice.
A combo display lcd/e-ink could be the killer killer app. Books are going to be effing huge on this thing. G'bye B & N.
I just saw a Sony commercial, I think during The Good Wife, advertising their e-book reader. This tablet could be very, very big.
The tablet will transmit media for the user to consume -- movies, browsing, books, music, games. That will be its only function, although I'm sure it will include "lite" software like email, iCal, maybe Pages, etc.
The device will not be for productivity. Leave that to the iMacs and MBPs.
I want books electronically. I want movies on that bigger screen, for the long car ride or the plane or the long line at the neighborhood BMV. I want to carry it around with me. I want it, I want it, I want it.
I think people that say that they don't want an "oversized" iPod Touch will be quite surprised to find out, rather quickly that in fact a giant Touch is exactly what they want after all.
Carried from room to room to room, wi fi connectivity, the internet everywhere. The real internet -- on a screen sized for consumption -- not a tiny screen that will quickly become merely what everyone "makes do" with when they're on the go and choose not to take the tablet with them.
Can't wait.
If the Tablet doubles as an eBook reader and a notepad, college students will flock to buy Apple Tablets.
Thats why I came to Mac over a year ago
Now I have a Imac, Macbook Pro, and other
Products
Are they trying to justify the production of the new tablets? What they dont understand about this new tablet? Start making those damn tablets, I will buy 4 of them pre-order!
Well whaddayaknow...
... people are finally getting a clue. Apple's product manage to do something none of the other makers have done--made computing efficient, easy and fun, all in one package.
In my personal opinion, an Apple tablet, made as forward thinking as every Apple product this century, will probably make every other device currently being announced look klunky and worthless once it hits the market.
... people are finally getting a clue. Apple's product manage to do something none of the other makers have done--made computing efficient, easy and fun, all in one package.
In my personal opinion, an Apple tablet, made as forward thinking as every Apple product this century, will probably make every other device currently being announced look klunky and worthless once it hits the market.
wow, the iphone is doing great. and hopefully that will continue. also, i would be one of those interested in a tablet