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I suspect you are fulfilling exactly what they want out of the page - insulted iOS users foaming at the mouth, expressing their anger and propelling their new s
by zmmmmm 16y ago
I suspect you are fulfilling exactly what they want out of the page - insulted iOS users foaming at the mouth, expressing their anger and propelling their new site into the headlines with accompanying controversy lasting several days. This will lead to yet more discussion about Flash and the iPad not supporting it which will trickle down to even non-tech users who will slowly absorb the controversy as a simple equation of "the iPad can't do something the Toshiba tablet can".
I think it's a brilliant move.
- evilduck 16y agoIt hasn't even launched yet. I'm sure the publicity will die down before they ship a single unit.
- dkarl 16y agoToshiba is a major company, and this is a major product launch. I don't think unveiling a single video on their web site is their full advertising plan.
- evilduck 16y agoI was referring to the "controversy buzz". Unless they keep reiterating it, I don't see it helping enough to be a huge sales strategy.
- drivebyacct2 16y agoevilduck has a good point. Apple announces and launches within an intimate timelime. When will we really see the Xoom? How many people know about the Xoom now? How many will remember it when they launch in April. After the iPad 2 has likely been announced, possibly even shipped? I'm excited about the potential for Android here in tablet form... I suspect the race will be nearly identical to Apple's on the mobile front... Apple has been a full cycle ahead. They're pushing the technology, they're advancing innovations in Tablet UI (though I think Honeycomb represents a better tablet-progressive than iOS does)... they were ahead on phones, they're ahead on tablets. That impression alone sells people.
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