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I wonder if marco reads HN? I'd be down for some action on longbets.com: http://martin.drashkov.com/2011/03/why-android-tablets-will-dominate.html http://marti

I wonder if marco reads HN? I'd be down for some action on longbets.com: http://martin.drashkov.com/2011/03/why-android-tablets-will-dominate.html http://martin.drashkov.com/2011/03/why-android-tablets-will-...

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- martythemaniak 15y ago
  The current dominant thinking (at least on HN, fed by sites like DaringFireball, Marco or Asymco) is that the iPad super-special and will be the dominant platform because it's everything everyone would ever want. You may have seen the mantra "There is no tablet market, but there is an iPad market" I welcome everyone to put their money where their mouth is, I can always use free money :)
  - GHFigs 15y ago
    "There's an iPad market," said Tim Bajarin, an analyst at Creative Strategies, "and then there's everyone else." Where was this rabid fanboyism printed? The Wall Street Journal, in an article titled "Tablet War is an Apple Rout". http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903918104576502170114951168.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405311190391810457650...
    - fpgeek 15y ago
      Because the WSJ never makes mistakes and never falls prey to groupthink?
      - GHFigs 15y ago
        What is that supposed to mean?
        fpgeek 15y ago
        martythemaniak is claiming that the dominant thinking about the iPad/tablet is wrong. Pointing out that the Wall Street Journal has repeated the dominant thinking by reporting someone's opinion doesn't actually address the charge. It actually reinforces the part of martythemaniak's claim about the thinking being dominant. Many who say thing like "There is no tablet market, but there is an iPad market." also claim that the conventional wisdom is that Android tables vs iPad will be a repeat of Android phones vs iPhone, so I think that is an interesting detail.
        GHFigs 15y ago
        I'm sorry, but "it's wrong because a lot of people think it" is plainly stupid, and no better than "it's wrong because fanboys think it". I am only pointing out that it isn't just supposedly fanboy sources stating it. Insinuating that I think the WSJ could not possibly be wrong and therefore it is right is simple dickery. The point is that the source is credible in a way that some people (certainly martythemaniak) don't think Gruber, et al. are.
fpgeek 15y ago
I absolutely agree that the "death of a thousand Droids[cuts]" is likely to play out again in the tablet space. I think we're even starting to see the early signs: - 7-inch tablets - Stylus-specialized tablets [HTC Flyer, Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet] - netbook convertibles [ASUS Transformer and Slider] - cheaper tablets [by removing storage, features, etc.]

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martythemaniak 15y ago
The current dominant thinking (at least on HN, fed by sites like DaringFireball, Marco or Asymco) is that the iPad super-special and will be the dominant platform because it's everything everyone would ever want. You may have seen the mantra "There is no tablet market, but there is an iPad market" I welcome everyone to put their money where their mouth is, I can always use free money :)
- GHFigs 15y ago
  "There's an iPad market," said Tim Bajarin, an analyst at Creative Strategies, "and then there's everyone else." Where was this rabid fanboyism printed? The Wall Street Journal, in an article titled "Tablet War is an Apple Rout". http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903918104576502170114951168.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405311190391810457650...
  - fpgeek 15y ago
    Because the WSJ never makes mistakes and never falls prey to groupthink?
    - GHFigs 15y ago
      What is that supposed to mean?
      - fpgeek 15y ago
        martythemaniak is claiming that the dominant thinking about the iPad/tablet is wrong. Pointing out that the Wall Street Journal has repeated the dominant thinking by reporting someone's opinion doesn't actually address the charge. It actually reinforces the part of martythemaniak's claim about the thinking being dominant. Many who say thing like "There is no tablet market, but there is an iPad market." also claim that the conventional wisdom is that Android tables vs iPad will be a repeat of Android phones vs iPhone, so I think that is an interesting detail.
        GHFigs 15y ago
        I'm sorry, but "it's wrong because a lot of people think it" is plainly stupid, and no better than "it's wrong because fanboys think it". I am only pointing out that it isn't just supposedly fanboy sources stating it. Insinuating that I think the WSJ could not possibly be wrong and therefore it is right is simple dickery. The point is that the source is credible in a way that some people (certainly martythemaniak) don't think Gruber, et al. are.

fpgeek 15y ago

I absolutely agree that the "death of a thousand Droids[cuts]" is likely to play out again in the tablet space. I think we're even starting to see the early signs: - 7-inch tablets - Stylus-specialized tablets [HTC Flyer, Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet] - netbook convertibles [ASUS Transformer and Slider] - cheaper tablets [by removing storage, features, etc.]