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When are we going to acknowledge that distinctions like "tablet" are anachronistic in the first place? It's all about the software platform. I'm sure the folks
by jonnathanson 16y ago
When are we going to acknowledge that distinctions like "tablet" are anachronistic in the first place?
It's all about the software platform. I'm sure the folks at Google make little philosophical distinction between the Android "tablet" software and the Android "mobile" software, for instance. Nor does Apple call its iPad OS a totally different name than it calls its iPhone OS. Other than some minor cosmetic differences, the code is 99.9% the same.
Tracking share in the "tablet" market is going to seem very silly in a few years.
- bitsm 16y agoMobile devices are tied quite tightly to carriers (at least in the US). Tablets are not. I think that's probably enough of a distinction to warrant tracking them as separate markets.
- jonnathanson 16y agoFair point, though I wonder whether those dynamics will shift in the coming years -- either for or against the carriers. What's funny is that I could see the balance of power going in either direction in the US. Either way, it'll be fascinating to watch.