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I don't see the meaning in a graph comparing tablets from 8 months ago to game consoles from 20 years ago.

• tptacek 15y ago
  Then you don't see the value in comparing comparable markets from the history of computing to a modern market; you don't think history in any way resembles itself. Which is fine, but I think that perspective is a bit of an outlier.
  • vectorpush 15y ago
    you don't think history in any way resembles itself. I wouldn't go that far, but I think in this case, the markets are so radically different that it's difficult to take a lot of meaning from the comparisons. So far, the non-IOS tablets are selling better than the arguably obscure Atari 2600 did in it's first two years, but if we match the numbers today, the Atari 2600 has sold more units than both iPad models combined. Perhaps Atari is simply an outlier, but throw it up on the graph and it would substantially change the impression that people take away from the image, as well as highlight the absurdity I see in the comparison.