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Why Apple Will Not Be Part Of The Real Tablet Revolution

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IOWA

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Why Apple Will Not Be Part Of The Real Tablet Revolution

You don't have to be a marketing genius or industry pundit to foresee that tablets will be an extremely hot sector in 2012. The launch of Apple's iPad in 2010 largely defined the category, just as the launch of the iPhone defined a new kind of smartphone in 2007; in 2012 we will probably begin to see Android tablets start to gain major market share just as Android smartphones have done this year.
Currently, the tablet is something of a cross between the hipster tech toy of choice and a trivially easy-to-use computing device for couch potatoes. But those early sectors are incidental to the tablet's real potential to revolutionize education, particularly in emerging economies.
The devices are perfect: they are compact, connect to the Net wirelessly, run off battery power for hours and can be used by children and adults alike with little or no training. There's just one problem, of course: the typical tablet's high-end pricing
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dan330 said:
yes.. been reading now and then.. so surprised they can do it for so cheap
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Its very similar to the Wii, Nintendo went with components that were already being manufactured. As the cost of manufacturing dwindles, parts become cheaper.That is vital to the survival of any budget company.

Also the Handset Alliance is really kicking the tablet revolution into high gear.
 
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