“The Apple iPhone and iPod are arguably small tablets–and consumers have demonstrated unmistakably that they love these devices,” Crothers writes. “So, a larger, more versatile version of the iPod makes perfect sense.”
MacDailyNews Take: Ah, logic. Somebody tell these bozos/hit-whores:
• CNET writer explains why consumers won’t buy tablets – August 07, 2009
• PC World writer: Rumored Apple tablet is a train wreck – July 27, 2009
• TheStreet.com’s Moritz: Apple’s ‘iFlop’ tablet ‘shelved’ until 2010 (with video) – May 21, 2009
• TheStreet.com’s Scott Moritz foments: Apple’s unannounced tablet will flop – March 24, 2009
Crothers continues, “Think of it as a mobile Internet device (MID). Or whatever you choose to call it. The point is that it’s designed around wireless connectivity and real portability. It’s very thin, very light, has a larger screen than an iPod, and, most importantly, comes with an inspired user interface.”
“There will be losers in the market, of course. PC makers who continue to sell bulky warmed-over laptops with a clumsy interface will be greeted with limited consumer acceptance–as in decades past,” Crothers writes. “The Apples of the world will succeed.”
“In short, I don’t need a smaller version (i.e., a Netbook) of something I already have. As a secondary device, it should be different than my primary laptop and provide a different kind of utilityt,” Crothers writes. “My prediction: 2010 will be the year of the re-conceived tablet.”
Full article – recommended – here.