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Originally Posted by AustinChief
I don't HATE the iPad ( i bought one for my girlfriend for Xmas) as much as hate the closed model it represents.. I don't care about company profits... I am arguing what the future of the tablet world will look like..regardless of who is making the most money at it.
I personally can't use a true tablet because it doesn't have enough functionality for me.. iPads probably never will. If Intel and MS get their act together, they would probably provide the most useful tablet for me.. I doubt that happens. I do however see an Android tablet being both open enough and powerful enough for me at some point... possibly this Fall more likely a full year from now.
Again though, I am arguing because I enjoy pointing out the inconsistencies in the blind faith people have that the iPad will dominate the market forever... same people were saying the same thing about iPhones which we are watching decline as cheaper Android phones saturate the market... and that market share grab hasn't even BEGUN to start to take hold like it will as the smartphone market replaces the legacy market.
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You'd have to address the rise in % of the market in smart phone usage as well. The iPhone is the best selling phone of all time, what a dog.
I'd love to see Android catch up with the iPhone and iPad, same with Windows and whoever else. Problem is, they're SO far behind by the time they do Apple will be on to the next thing. Wish they'd look ahead and try to beat Apple to the punch, rather than catch up with them. I won't hold my breath, after adwords Google hasn't really come up with any unique ideas on their own, they just take other companies ideas and try to make them better. Sometimes it works, sometimes it's buzz.