I would argue that the headline isn't necessarily true. The Asus Transformer just came out, and they can't get them to store shelves fast enough. It took me a m

I would argue that the headline isn't necessarily true. The Asus Transformer just came out, and they can't get them to store shelves fast enough. It took me a month to get one, and I almost missed my chance(again). The Transformer is really the first non-iPad tablet to get it right, IMO. It's fast, stable, the screen is beautiful, and everything works. The Xoom had a shot, but too many features were not working when the tablet was shipped. Now that they are working, it's kind of too late, since Motorola has already put a bad taste in consumers' mouths. The other side is effective marketing. Apple is the first tech company to put together appealing commercials that make people(non-geek) want their products, without really knowing why they want them. The iPad is decent (I own one of those as well), but it doesn't really offer much more than a well-made Android tablet. Apple has done well in making their product look cool.