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Someone who can turn over design of both hardware and software to a single team with a clear vision and give that team the authority to make any and all of the

Someone who can turn over design of both hardware and software to a single team with a clear vision and give that team the authority to make any and all of the tough decisions required. So far I haven't seen this from design-by-committee Google or the-enterprise-doesn't-need-that RIM. WebOS seemed like the closest thing, but it was buggy and hampered by slow and buggy hardware. Apple's competitors are right to imitate it, but they imitate the end result rather than the process that led to that result, and so they end up with a product lacking a clear vision and goal that can't compete. That and they always aim at where Apple is now, not where they will be in a year. (Disclaimer: this comment written on an iPad.)

pedalpete 15y ago
I disagree that the tablets can only be created by someone who has both the hardware and software capabilities. Sure Apple has these abilities, but so does RIM and HP, and that didn't lead to success. The number two in the market is not an end-to-end solution provider, and Microsoft (who is not really in the market) has almost 5% share. I agree with the 'skate to where the puck will be, not where it is' comment, but I think this market is too young to comment on those sorts of things. Though tablets are selling very well (ipads in particular), it's like looking at a two year old and a one year old and saying 'the two year old is talking and can run around, look at how poorly the one year old can talk, and it can't balance very well'. But really, but the time they are 4 and 5, the differences get to be much more minor.