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<blockquote data-quote="Banshee16" data-source="post: 5850698" data-attributes="member: 7883"><p>I'm not saying marketing is evil. That's not the point. I was just talking about the sheer *number* of ads. I'm online more than I watch TV, and they're in banners on tech blogs and other sites, they're in commercials on TV, they're in my local newspaper, in the local electronics stores, they tend to have full page insets for iPads vs nothing similar for the competition. Make no mistake, they're pushing them.</p><p></p><p>And, talking with store managers around here, Apple gives them conditions regarding how much they have to spend on marketing the iPad, to be allowed to carry it. So, make no mistake, consumers are hit on all sides.</p><p></p><p>Again, I'm not saying it's evil....but I *am* saying the disproportionate level of marketing spend has a definite impact on sales volume.</p><p></p><p>And, I agree, the features that are important to me, may not be to everyone. Apple's done a great job of assessing what the average user may need, and also convincing them they don't need any more.</p><p></p><p>As to things like attaching a keyboard....it's not the same thing. At all. And I say that of any aftermarket keyboards for any of the tablets. The Transformer's keyboard is an integrated part of the system. It's got its own battery that doubles the life of the device, it has Android specific function keys, it's foldable, has multi touch on a mousepad etc. There's a huge difference between that keyboard and any of the others. To compare the accessory keyboards for iPad or Playbook or Galaxy Tab 10.1 is like comparing the iPad 2 to the Pandigital tablet.</p><p></p><p>Now, that combo of tablet plus keyboard is not relevant to all consumers. I was just using it as an example, given it's what I have, and what I'm familiar with.</p><p></p><p>We'll see. Looking worldwide, I read that Android tablets had 48% of sales in Q4 of last year. So they're catching up. It's likely there's a real difference between the dominance of Apple within the US as opposed to outside of the US.</p><p></p><p>Again, I'm not saying the iPad is bad. It's a great product. But the competitors are making great products too....but have far less marketing to get their message across.</p><p></p><p>Banshee</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Banshee16, post: 5850698, member: 7883"] I'm not saying marketing is evil. That's not the point. I was just talking about the sheer *number* of ads. I'm online more than I watch TV, and they're in banners on tech blogs and other sites, they're in commercials on TV, they're in my local newspaper, in the local electronics stores, they tend to have full page insets for iPads vs nothing similar for the competition. Make no mistake, they're pushing them. And, talking with store managers around here, Apple gives them conditions regarding how much they have to spend on marketing the iPad, to be allowed to carry it. So, make no mistake, consumers are hit on all sides. Again, I'm not saying it's evil....but I *am* saying the disproportionate level of marketing spend has a definite impact on sales volume. And, I agree, the features that are important to me, may not be to everyone. Apple's done a great job of assessing what the average user may need, and also convincing them they don't need any more. As to things like attaching a keyboard....it's not the same thing. At all. And I say that of any aftermarket keyboards for any of the tablets. The Transformer's keyboard is an integrated part of the system. It's got its own battery that doubles the life of the device, it has Android specific function keys, it's foldable, has multi touch on a mousepad etc. There's a huge difference between that keyboard and any of the others. To compare the accessory keyboards for iPad or Playbook or Galaxy Tab 10.1 is like comparing the iPad 2 to the Pandigital tablet. Now, that combo of tablet plus keyboard is not relevant to all consumers. I was just using it as an example, given it's what I have, and what I'm familiar with. We'll see. Looking worldwide, I read that Android tablets had 48% of sales in Q4 of last year. So they're catching up. It's likely there's a real difference between the dominance of Apple within the US as opposed to outside of the US. Again, I'm not saying the iPad is bad. It's a great product. But the competitors are making great products too....but have far less marketing to get their message across. Banshee [/QUOTE]
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