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I don't think it's as simple as price. If that is the case then why did the iPod become such a dominant device back in the early 2000s when it cost $400-500? My

I don't think it's as simple as price. If that is the case then why did the iPod become such a dominant device back in the early 2000s when it cost $400-500? My guess is that there is a limit to where the customer is willing to pay for a quality product. Marco seems to go a little overboard but it is legitimate to ask why reviewers seem to pull their punches with any iPad competitors. Whether it's to create a storyline of Apple vs whomever or there is a distaste for Apple products, these reviews aren't helping anyone make a purchasing decision.

bad_user 15y ago
why did the iPod become such a dominant device back in the early 2000s when it cost $400-500? I don't know why you say the iPod is a "dominant" device. Sure it is successful, but it created a new market - tablets before it weren't really counting. It's easy to be "dominant" in a market that you created, but I'm also pretty sure that if you compare the number of iPad owners to the number of PC-owners, well, those numbers won't look so great. What I'm trying to say here is that a LOT of people that would be interested in something like the iPad haven't bought one yet, and those people are much more in number than the current iPad users. The pie is currently very small. It can be much bigger and everyone can have a slice ;)
- whatusername 15y ago
  iPod != iPad. The iPod marketshare was really high for a premium priced product (on specs at least)
  - bad_user 15y ago
    Oh, sorry, yeah, I misread. The iPod really is dominating :)
kenjackson 15y ago
With the iPod there was no competitively sized device for a while. And the iPod actually did develop an ecosystem that did matter -- HW ecosystem. The iPod could plug into anything. In contrast the iPads ecosystem is a lot less important. And the HW/SW advantage the iPad has is dwindling quickly (the HW advantage is basically gone -- but it is still better SW, even ecosystem aside). Also the iPod, with the white headphones, became a fashion statement. That's why Apple spent so much time on the iPad2 cover. They wanted to create the same visual fashion statement, but I don't think the iconic look has been created. For these reasons I think price will play a major role. Not yet. i still don't think the core Android platform is good enough. But by the holidays, it might be. I will say though that if Android misses the holidays, then Windows will likely be the one to really take on the iPad and Android on tablets will probably go the way of Linux on netbooks.
- cageface 15y ago
  I don't think this game is going to be decided in a year. I suspect people mostly use tablets for web browsing, checking email + Facebook, and watching the occasional video. None of these applications are particularly "sticky" and I don't think dominance today is going to guarantee you dominance two years down the road at all.

bad_user 15y ago

why did the iPod become such a dominant device back in the early 2000s when it cost $400-500? I don't know why you say the iPod is a "dominant" device. Sure it is successful, but it created a new market - tablets before it weren't really counting. It's easy to be "dominant" in a market that you created, but I'm also pretty sure that if you compare the number of iPad owners to the number of PC-owners, well, those numbers won't look so great. What I'm trying to say here is that a LOT of people that would be interested in something like the iPad haven't bought one yet, and those people are much more in number than the current iPad users. The pie is currently very small. It can be much bigger and everyone can have a slice ;)

whatusername 15y ago
iPod != iPad. The iPod marketshare was really high for a premium priced product (on specs at least)
- bad_user 15y ago
  Oh, sorry, yeah, I misread. The iPod really is dominating :)

kenjackson 15y ago

With the iPod there was no competitively sized device for a while. And the iPod actually did develop an ecosystem that did matter -- HW ecosystem. The iPod could plug into anything. In contrast the iPads ecosystem is a lot less important. And the HW/SW advantage the iPad has is dwindling quickly (the HW advantage is basically gone -- but it is still better SW, even ecosystem aside). Also the iPod, with the white headphones, became a fashion statement. That's why Apple spent so much time on the iPad2 cover. They wanted to create the same visual fashion statement, but I don't think the iconic look has been created. For these reasons I think price will play a major role. Not yet. i still don't think the core Android platform is good enough. But by the holidays, it might be. I will say though that if Android misses the holidays, then Windows will likely be the one to really take on the iPad and Android on tablets will probably go the way of Linux on netbooks.

cageface 15y ago
I don't think this game is going to be decided in a year. I suspect people mostly use tablets for web browsing, checking email + Facebook, and watching the occasional video. None of these applications are particularly "sticky" and I don't think dominance today is going to guarantee you dominance two years down the road at all.