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The (Mostly) Sad Fates of 32 First-Generation iPad Rivals

Posted by Soulskill on from the competing-with-vaporware-is-easy dept.

harrymcc writes "Back in August of 2010, I rounded up 32 tablets — existing, announced, and rumored — that weren't the iPad. So much has happened to tablets since then that I decided to revisit my list and look at what happened to all 32 contenders. The results aren't pretty, but they do provide plenty of evidence that competing with Apple was far harder than most companies expected."

2 of 270 comments (clear)

  1. Re:iPad's success is simplicity by Pieroxy · · Score: 2, Funny

    There's nothing worse than Apple fanboys. Except Apple haters.

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    Write boring code, not shiny code!
  2. Re:UI is one component of good engineering by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 3, Funny

    If nerds could really detect idiocy there would be no flame wars.

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    "I like to lick butts!" by MobileTatsu-NJG (#32700246) (Score:5, Informative)