[LINK] Kobo [WAS: iPads]

[David Boxall]

On 1/06/2010 1:04 PM, Ivan Trundle wrote:
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> On 01/06/2010, at 11:31 AM, David Boxall wrote:
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>> To me, the iPad is interesting, mostly in its competition.
>> <http://www.pcworld.com/article/192496/slate_wars_15_tablets_that_could_rival_apples_ipad.html>
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> I think that a lot of 'slate/tablet' manufacturers will be looking 
> closely at Apple to work out how they got to 2 million units sold in 
> under 2 months (and more than 300,000 in the first day of launch).
The others don't have Apple's years of marketing and fanatic fan base.
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> Most won't get it, of course, because they make and sell computers.
Nor do they have hosts of The Faithful, who will set upon any infidel 
who dares fail to worship at the altar of Apple.
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> iT
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> ps. I cannot take seriously any online article that earnestly thinks 
> that the JooJoo is a potential rival for the iPad.
By all reports the JooJoo's a bit of a disappointment, but who's to say 
it won't bloom? Nothing's perfect, not even the iPad. Who knows where 
the next innovation will come from?

That said, Apple does usually lead. Anything that so well stirs can't be 
all bad.

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