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It's not about Needing a Tablet

January 4, 2010 6:20:03.930

While I agree with Scoble's latest post about tablet computers - I do think that they'll go pretty mainstream if Apple releases one (whether Apple does so is still up in the air, regardless of how "solid" the rumors seem to be).

However - coming from Scoble, who's been hailing the coming tablet computing era for years, this has the sound of "even a stopped clock is right twice a day" about it. See this post from back in 2007, for instance :)

Having said that, I have to agree that Joe Wilcox's world weary "we don't need a tablet" post is just small minded:

Apple's rumored tablet computer cannot live up to the hype, which has reached almost ridiculous levels of rumor, speculation and anticipation. The rumored tablet will fall short of expectations, because they are simply too unrealistic. What surprises me most about the excitement and early analyst sales projections: No one is talking about addressable market.

I think all of that was being said about the iPhone before it appeared as well, and it pretty much reset the entire smart phone space. If Apple does bring out a tablet, I expect to see a full repeat of that play out.

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