Get back to us once it's actually on sale and we can buy one. It seems everyone other than Apple is keen to announce products but then aren't so great at ever releasing them.
Out Of Nowhere, The iPad Has A Real Competitor
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#722) It’s Android — which you can now make your own apps for.
I'm guessing my five year old niece, who enjoys playing games on the iPad, won't be purchasing this tablet to drop her own game on the Android market. Or, the grandmothers who own iPads - I don't think they've been clamoring to develop some bomb ass apps, if only they didn't have to learn that pesky Obj C.
Not saying that all grandmothers or five year olds can't code - just that Apple is selling an experience, one that many people enjoy. Give a person an iPad and this, and see which one they enjoy using more. Resistive screens? A huge impact on experience...
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#73This is going to shake up everything.
No, it's not. Sensationalist BS strikes HN again.
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#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
Um dude, I recommend that you take a marketing course. Just because they are in the same larger market doesn't mean that two products are "real" or "direct" competition. Do you think BMW considers a person who buys a Corolla (and can't otherwise afford a 3-series) a lost customer?
If BMW was the only car brand out there, then yes the emergence of the Corolla would actually represent new competition.
While they may be the most successful to date, but Apple isn't the first or only company to release a tablet style of device.
That's not counting the pre-announced devices from every one else.
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#75This is not a competitor. It's a hacker hobbyist machine, which is something the iPad is not, by both design and price point.
The ad in this weekend's Bed Bath and Beyond flyer for the Novel didn't call it a hacker machine. I should call and complain.
Shhh. If they think well-heeled housewives are buying it, they might keep making it longer.
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#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
That definition of compete is really quite useless. Sure, if you define it like that, you win the argument, but we have learned nothing.
That's how Apple would define it. Lexus doesn't care what Kia's building, they care what BMW is.
True enough, but not everyone needs (pr wants, considering price) a Lexus, some people only need and want a Kia, as long as it meets certain requirements.
However, in the market today, for all practical purposes, almost all you can get in the tablet space is the Lexus (iPad), when a lot of people actually want a Kia (in this case the Pandigital Novel).
So as time goes on, this is definitely relevant to Apple. I wouldn't classify it as a "threat" quite yet, but over time products like this will at the very least remove a great deal of their pricing power.
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#77What about the numerous tablets on dealextreme, many go for about 100$, run android and include 7" or 8" screen.
http://www.dealextreme.com/search.dx/search.tablet
Maybe I'll try one out, although 10" screen would really be a selling point for me.
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#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I find it to be not significantly better than reading on a monitor. Nielsen's tests very emphatically disagree http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ipad-kindle-reading.html
Neilsen tested only speed. It's eyestrain that bothers me and is why ebook readers typically use e-ink.
> Neilsen tested only speed.
Neilsen tested only speed if you read only the first half of the results. You might want to read the next one as well. It's called "User Satisfaction".
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It's a competitor even if it addresses a subset of the iPad functionality. This one has e-book reading, something many people buy the iPad for. Different people weight different features differently (sory - had to do it) and this thingie may end up with a better value than an iPad for a lot of people. Me included, BTW. I could buy one of these and a Nook for less than what an iPad costs. For me, it's a winner. It's a…
Yes, it is a competitor, but is it a "real competitor"? Real is the operative word. When you suggest that this product is a "real competitor", I expect it to have real potential to sell more than a million devices. The reason why I am dismissive of this device is that the headline of the OTA is a little bit linkbaitish considering that the device is made by a little known Asian manufacturer who is going to spend next…
I think he meant it's a real competitor for developers and geeks who are looking to buy a tablet. Mainstream buyers aren't going to respond to a sales pitch of "no rooting is necessary! All that’s involved is installing a different device driver and then a new Home launcher!"
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#80I wouldn't call it a "real" competitor until the device launches. Until then it's in the same realm has the HP Slate and the other forthcoming Android tablets.