@chewbacha If you think the windows tablets do what you want why don't you own one now? There have been tablets that do everything people say they want from the ipad for awhile now. The problem is either that they run a full desktop OS which does not give a good experience with touch(yes even windows 7), they are too expensive, or they just don't offer anything new. I don't think the iPad is perfect but I do think they are on the right track. It isn't a device to replace your computer it is an appliance built for a few specific tasks(consuming media, games, web), with the possibility to do more if you like.
Yeah, apps pretty much died out for PCs and Macs awhile back, I expect the same with all these app stores soon enough.
But seriously it's not really a problem, the market will correct itself. When people stop buying a billion apps for every device they own then developers won't make them anymore. I think it's a good thing that you can extend the functionality of your devices in ways the maker may have not even thought of.
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Jan 21st 2010 12:24AM (Engadget)Yeah, apps pretty much died out for PCs and Macs awhile back, I expect the same with all these app stores soon enough.
But seriously it's not really a problem, the market will correct itself. When people stop buying a billion apps for every device they own then developers won't make them anymore. I think it's a good thing that you can extend the functionality of your devices in ways the maker may have not even thought of.
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