Whither Tablets

I do not yet own a tablet, but I expect to in 2011. Not necessarily an iPad, but most likely either a Droid or Apple device. The feedback I read and hear about the iPad tends to dismiss it as a fad or expensive toy - usually from people that don't own one.

Last year the hype was around netbooks, this year it's about tablets because of the iPad. Prices for these devices, like all hardware, will be dropping. As in the Windows vs Mac world, expect the non-Apple products to be significantly less expensive. Once that happens the predicted market for the netbook pretty much disappears as people move to tablets that can do what the netbooks do (and then some) but in a smaller space at a similar price. We tend to focus on the netbooks because that's where we see inroads for the tablets for our customers - not so much the gaming and reading spaces.

Here's An In-Depth Look at How People Are Using the iPad fromMashable that doesn't really contain too many surprises.

This is cross posted at my personal blog at Posterous.

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Another OEM on the Tablet Bandwagon

Mashable! reports that electronics manufacturer LG is going to launch a tablet computer, this one running Google's Android operating system.  If you're someone who even marginally keeps up with technology (have a smartphone?) expect to own a tablet in the next few years.

LG to Launch Android-Powered Tablet

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Tablets Poised to Outsell Netbooks by 2012?

In June analyst Forrester Research produced a report predicting that tablet computers will be outselling netbooks by 2012 and that by 2014 more users will be running tablets than netbooks.

We'll use this an opportunity to remind everyone that you will be in the cloud by then, if you are not already. By that time a significant percentage of companies, especially On-Site Technical Solutions customers, will no longer be providing hardware to employees. These companies will give employees an allowance for a network device the employees will use to get to company applications in the cloud. Many of our clients won't even need a company network to run their business.

Earlier this year we thought netbooks would dominate, but that was before the immense success of the iPad and the rush to manufacture competitors. Plan on using smartphones, tablets and some laptops to run your business - all connected to your applications in the cloud.

Here's the story on the Forrester Research report from The Loop:

Forecast predicts tablets outselling netbooks by 2012

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