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>> There isn't really much you can do with a tablet design. There isn't room for variety. Edit below: clarifying that the whole product is the consideration. A
by runako 14y ago
>> There isn't really much you can do with a tablet design. There isn't room for variety.
Edit below: clarifying that the whole product is the consideration. Also, they all look like a blackberry a few miles away; the point is what do they look like to the user.
So you'd have trouble distinguishing among the Microsoft Surface Tablet, the Kindle Fire, and the iPad? How about when they are on?
- ori_b 14y agoAt what distance? From across the room, they'd all look pretty much the same to me, outside of size: http://geekntech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Surface-tablet-the-verge.jpeg http://geekntech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Surface-tabl... http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/08/galaxy-tab-7.7-product-image-lead-1314834951.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/08/galaxy... http://www.eweek.com/images/stories/slideshows/ipad_security_enterprise/ipad02.jpg http://www.eweek.com/images/stories/slideshows/ipad_security... http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4ec2a063eab8eae47e000033/kindle-fire-app-library.jpg http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4ec2a063eab8eae47e0...
- runako 14y agoIf one of those had a keyboard, that might help it stand out...
- ori_b 14y agoAh. Gotcha. Here's an iPad with a keyboard. http://www.warepin.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ipad-keyboard-case.jpg http://www.warepin.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ipad-keybo... Ok, I'm not entirely serious with that. The thing is that the keyboard is an accessory for the surface, and the styling of all the tablets is quite similar. (I was actually surprised by how similar when I looked up the images). If shipping an accessory is enough to prevent design patent infringement...