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Why Tablets Haven't Taken Off In Business
An anonymous reader writes "On PC World's blog, Keir Thomas suggests reasons why tablets have never taken off in business, and explains how Apple's iPad was able to waltz in and steal the entire market. It's all about giving users freedom to figure out how useful tablets can be, he says, rather than forcing them into narrow usage scenarios: 'There's a lot to be said for having faith in users to make best use of their computer, without pushing and pulling them in ways you think are best for them.'"
hot on the heels of ofone single puny been siiting here
Are NEVER going to take off until they are really useful for something and less than $200. Otherwise, of course we all buy netbooks. They're extremely useful, and you can get a great one for about $200.
Tablets are WAY over priced right now. There is NO killer app worth $1000, and that's what they end up costing after 6 months on contract.
Any business owner anywhere will tell you that cutting costs is important to them, and this is a cost they can cut before it even comes up!
I hold very few opinions. I hold information based on observation and fact. If you wish to disagree, please use facts.
What can you do with an iPad that I can't do with linux on any other tablet from 5 years ago? Or, if you don't want a challenge that hard, what is easier?
What? There were $300-500 tablets five years ago, effectively x86 laptops with no keyboard and a resistive touchscreen. And there were PDAs cheaper than that, offering the same sort of form factor as the iPhone/iTouch.
Again, the market took off because Apple is a marketing company. They created a market where there wasn't one, by convincing people to buy a product that no one else had convinced people to buy before.
Enjoy using it. That was easy.
What can you[1] do with an iPad that I can't do with linux on any other tablet from 5 years ago?
[1] A hypothetical version of yourself who is not biased against anything that doesn't have a little white apple stenciled on it. I know, paying twice as much for the same hardware gives you a feeling of superiority that makes you happy, so you ENJOY owning apple products, but that position makes the whole debate moot.
You Americans must truly be fat and lazy then. My 84 year old grandfather is probably in better shape than your 20-somethings. He still does his exercises, including 100 push-ups, every day. I'm mid 30s myself and I still have a full, luxurious head of non-grey hair, perfect vision and a lean muscular build. I eat right, I run every morning and do tai chi and meditation every evening.
I guess when you live around a bunch of slobs, you lose sight of how life really can be. Good luck to you. Hope you make it another five years and don't die due to the clogged arteries you undoubtedly have.