If we actually had meaningful competition the tablet space, the Engadget article wouldn't strike many of us as absurd. The Kindle Fire and the Nexus 7 have bee

If we actually had meaningful competition the tablet space, the Engadget article wouldn't strike many of us as absurd. The Kindle Fire and the Nexus 7 have been the only credible contenders with sustainably differentiated offerings against the iPad juggernaut. Microsoft might become a player, but even they evidently they feel they have to toss in the family jewels (Office) to have a shot. The players who are failing/exiting had no hope of ever presenting a meaningful challenge to the iPad. It's still to be seen if even Fire/Nexus/Surface devices can sell in the same order of magnitude as the iPad.