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So an OS that was originally intended for netbooks, before it's even released, has switched targets to the newly formed iPad-like tablet market? Suspect, but no

by tiles 16y ago

So an OS that was originally intended for netbooks, before it's even released, has switched targets to the newly formed iPad-like tablet market? Suspect, but not unbelievable. On another note, It still impresses me just how quickly the market was anticipating, repulsed, and then rapidly copying the iPad. I genuinely wonder if Google had targeted the iPad form factor first (with Android or Chrome OS) if they would have a fraction of the same success in bringing tablets to the masses.

Tichy 16y ago
Why is every tablet assumed to be inspired by the iPad? All sorts of companies have been creating tablets for a long time. Sure Apple apparently made a nice one. But it is not only Apple's genius, it is also the the progress of technology that made it possible (faster, more power efficient CPUs, better batteries, better displays...). One big thing hindering other companies' tablets was probably Windows, which presumably just sucked too much. There were attempts with Linux tablets, but again, the sleekness wasn't there yet (in the meantime, as with the hardware, things have improved). So now Google has their own OS, so they can make a new attempt at creating a nice tablet without Windows suckage. They are not just copying Apple.
- angstrom 16y ago
  Mass acceptance indicating a strong and growing market. Should also point out it's as important what they chose to leave out as it is what they left in, not just the convergence of technologies making it possible.
- el_chapitan 16y ago
  The supporters of history rarely get the credit for the work they put in. It is the person who was there when the final blow was struck that gets most of the credit. Apple shouldn't get all the credit for creating tablet computers. They should get credit for creating the first tablet that most people actually wanted to buy. If you want to ignore the influence of the iPad on the current market and overall design of the tablets we're going to see, you're being painfully myopic.
  - Tichy 16y ago
    I think coming tablets can piggyback on the Apple hype machine that created the demand. As for the design, I am not so sure: they are tablets. The design is basically inbuilt in the name (very likely flat rectangles).

by tiles 16y ago

Tichy 16y ago

Why is every tablet assumed to be inspired by the iPad? All sorts of companies have been creating tablets for a long time. Sure Apple apparently made a nice one. But it is not only Apple's genius, it is also the the progress of technology that made it possible (faster, more power efficient CPUs, better batteries, better displays...). One big thing hindering other companies' tablets was probably Windows, which presumably just sucked too much. There were attempts with Linux tablets, but again, the sleekness wasn't there yet (in the meantime, as with the hardware, things have improved). So now Google has their own OS, so they can make a new attempt at creating a nice tablet without Windows suckage. They are not just copying Apple.

angstrom 16y ago
Mass acceptance indicating a strong and growing market. Should also point out it's as important what they chose to leave out as it is what they left in, not just the convergence of technologies making it possible.
el_chapitan 16y ago
The supporters of history rarely get the credit for the work they put in. It is the person who was there when the final blow was struck that gets most of the credit. Apple shouldn't get all the credit for creating tablet computers. They should get credit for creating the first tablet that most people actually wanted to buy. If you want to ignore the influence of the iPad on the current market and overall design of the tablets we're going to see, you're being painfully myopic.
- Tichy 16y ago
  I think coming tablets can piggyback on the Apple hype machine that created the demand. As for the design, I am not so sure: they are tablets. The design is basically inbuilt in the name (very likely flat rectangles).