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The Economist - Tablet Computers: Difference Engine: Reality dawns

2 pointsby initselfover 13 years ago

2 comments

Raphaelover 13 years ago
Oh, another Android-bashing, Apple-praising article. Last I heard, iPads don't even work out of the box; you have to sync them with a computer running iTunes first. Apple is dominating the market now, but HP's CEO is a coward, and the Android tablet vendors will keep iterating until they have a hit.
donnawareover 13 years ago
Ya, but I think they are basically right, Apple basically has the "groovy" market (I guess they call that mind-share these days) whatever, so if you are going to release a non-Apple Tablet, it needs to do more and cost less. Not that different than the PC market.