I published the following post on tumblr today, and I wanted to open it up to discussion. What do you think is the main reason tablet makers are not seeing the same success as Apple?
This is a serious discussion as i'm interested in seeing your responses.
This is a serious discussion as i'm interested in seeing your responses.
If you didnt know already, the iPad is a huge hit. Over 15 million were sold at the start of this month (before iPad 2) and the massive US demand for its second-generation suggests that figure could have went up one, or even two.
Im not sure if you saw the crazy-long lines in front of Apples US retail locations last Friday, but they were long! What about when the Motorola Xoom came out? Surely, thats a better spec tablet so their must have been say 2x the lines? Of course not! Because Apple dont have market monopolisation, they have a brand.
Continued: http://connorturnbull.tumblr.com/post/3928909052/why-rival-tablet-makers-are-failing