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iPad definitely dominates the tablet market, and can be used for most applications that a desktop can. Main drawbacks are lack of USB port and does not support flash player. Great for travel.
To be fair, the Kindle (and its various ilk) have been "massively available" longer than tablets. Yes, I know tablets have been around forever (I've got some in my garage that are at least 10 years old), but the cost-basis of them coupled with the lack of ease of availability was not like the tablets are now.
I'd also probably play devil's advocate here (even though it's no secret I'm not a "buyer" of the "tablet movement") that things like the Kindle are much cheaper than a Galaxy S Tablet, which attracts more buyers even though it is less functional. Much like the Nintendo Wii dominated over the PS3 in spite of it being a stripped down toy, comparatively speaking.
My personal opinion is that dedicated eReaders will continue to dominate not only because of their [cheaper] pricing, but because they are designed to do one thing that people want them to do: display pages from books, magazines, newspapers, and the like. Tablets, as cool and functional as they can be, are really competing against other form factors that do the same thing for the most part. With tablets, it all comes down to Do you want another portable Internet device? I'm not much of an Apple fanboi these days, in fact I'm quite the opposite, but at least Apple had the foresight and "brains" to make the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad something different (although the only real difference between the iPod Touch and iPhone is that you can "legitimately" use the iPhone as a phone, and, the only real difference between the iPod Touch and iPad is the size of the screen and a few apps). The "experience" with using iOS and these devices is different enough from OSX to constitute a completely different user experience, and that is the point Apple has made. Much to their pocketbook's delight.
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Originally Posted by Xanathos
I'd also probably play devil's advocate here (even though it's no secret I'm not a "buyer" of the "tablet movement") that things like the Kindle are much cheaper than a Galaxy S Tablet, which attracts more buyers even though it is less functional. Much like the Nintendo Wii dominated over the PS3 in spite of it being a stripped down toy, comparatively speaking.
Like I said, people buy the Kindle, Nook, and what-have-you because they are designed to do one thing: be used as a device to read [books, etc.]. Products that have a limited, but very specific, use tend to be more popular than "multi-functional" products. Look at the Swiss Army Knife. Sure, they were cool in the 80s, but nobody threw away their screwdrivers because of them. Same with Gerbers/Leathermens.
The Wii only dominated a certain market: Nintendo nerds, the younger crowd, and those who were stoked on the sensor-play capabilities. Most serious console gamers were, and are, on the XBox and PS3. And real serious gamers are one Windows-based computers.
Oh, and Wii also captured a huge audience with the Wii Fit.
The Wii only dominated a certain market: Nintendo nerds, the younger crowd, and those who were stoked on the sensor-play capabilities. Most serious console gamers were, and are, on the XBox and PS3. And real serious gamers are one Windows-based computers.
You mean demographic. And you are missing a few.
My grandparents play Wii. My neighbors entire family has Wii game night once a week. Well, they used to.
It did dominate the console market. At one time it had as many sales as the PS3 and Xbox combined.
Agree "serious gamers" have PS3/Xbox. But Wii was a monster hit. Can't deny that.
You mean demographic. And you are missing a few.
My grandparents play Wii. My neighbors entire family has Wii game night once a week. Well, they used to.
It did dominate the console market. At one time it had as many sales as the PS3 and Xbox combined.
Agree "serious gamers" have PS3/Xbox. But Wii was a monster hit. Can't deny that.
I think that many "serious" gamers have a Wii as well.
We have two of them in the house, along with a 360, three gaming PCs, two current gen handhelds (and a bunch of older ones), all 3 last gen consoles, along with the other Nintendo consoles going back to the SNES (all purchased new and still functioning).
We also know quite a few other "serious" gamers that own a Wii along with 360/PS3's and/or gaming PCs.
As for the original discussion; my wife has a Kindle and for her uses it's far better than a tablet would ever be. It's readable in direct sunlight, and the battery lasts for ever.
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