self-fulfilling prophecy. These companies set out to be a better iPad, so they choose a few things they think apple got wrong or consumers will really appreciat

self-fulfilling prophecy. These companies set out to be a better iPad, so they choose a few things they think apple got wrong or consumers will really appreciate. Then they make a 7" ipad with an sd slot. Except the UI isn't polished, the materials are cheaper, etc. If you look at the way android started to win in the mobile OS market it's through the sheer number of offerings. Yes, there are some Android phones out there which are blazingly fast or have a great screen. At the end of the day, Android is winning because everyone accepted it as the one thing to use to go after iOS (except HP with the acquisition of Palm). The true value Apple is offering, as many HN readers already understand, but the author of this article does not, is the integrated experience (on top of being the first to market). Apple's integrated experience may be lacking some of the features (for now) that make Android really awesome but the sheer perfection of the things that iOS _does_ do is outstanding. Now let me go back to my android phone...