> "Am I missing something fundamental?" Price. Apple's supply chain, the one that's turning out tablets that no-one can match on price, has been doing the sam

> "Am I missing something fundamental?" Price. Apple's supply chain, the one that's turning out tablets that no-one can match on price, has been doing the same thing to the PMP market with the iPod Touch. Android PMPs either have a price premium over a stock iPod Touch or they simply don't run well enough to meet consumer expectations. Microsoft is in largely the same place price-wise. Though their more-controlled product should be easier to optimize for cheaper/slower hardware and their services/brands have found a better reception in the market. (XBox, Live, Marketplace, Zune) I think Microsoft is just too focused on the phone market to give it a serious try. Though a Phone 7 PMP could also be a victim of Microsoft's strategy crisis: the bit where they seem to be so hell-bent on pushing Windows onto everything, that despite the critical reception, putting Phone 7 on anything that isn't a phone is still anathema.