“As competing manufacturers trip over themselves to out-spec each other, I have to wonder if they’re missing the point. In fact, it feels a little like deja-vu after spending the past four years watching companies wage a failed battle of specs against the iPod,” Donald Bell writes for CNET.
“If Apple really wanted to screw with the competition (and tech analysts), it should just slap a ‘No. 2’ sticker on all the iPad boxes out there and see what happens,” Bell writes. “I suspect the iPad in its current configuration would still outsell all other tablets this year.”
Bell writes, “there are some things Apple does better than anyone else, and a true competitor to the iPad can only do so much with a dazzling spec sheet before confronting the following Apple strongholds head-on.”
• Apps
• Music, podcast, and lecture downloads
• Movie and TV downloads
• Desktop sync software
• Accessory support
• Games
• Device ecosystem
• Battery life
Bell writes, “More than any justification I’ve given so far, the best advantage Apple has is that it got to consumers first, shaped their expectations, and essentially set the terms for how other manufacturers would compete for years to come.
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]