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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 5608229" data-attributes="member: 8158">I remember watching CNet's Buzz Out Loud a week or so ago and the topic that came up was a report that the iPad dominated the tablet market by some ridiculously high percentage. Donal Bell, the resident tablet reviewer, mused that he's gotta start giving out some better reviews. I don't think its bias, as a lot of the folks in tech world are getting tired of the guy in the black turtleneck and his tendency towards really crappy responses to issues ("just don't hold it that way"). the iPad just happens to be a pretty cool gizmo.The challenge for other manufacturers is that beating the iPad in the hardware department means losing in the pricetag arena. Likewise, making a tablet OS that can outperform the iPad (especially in multitasking) means either a less responsive tablet, or a faster processor. The latter not only bumps up the price but also diminishes battery life, and is the main reason we won't be seeing a real Windows contender for at least a year.And the (Apple) App Store? Man, that is the 800 lb. gorilla. The only reason I don't have an iPad right now is because the thing I mainly want to do with a tablet PC is read Marvel Digital Comics Online. High hopes for the Amazon tablet. They have enough sense to at least put a Micro SD slot in it, I'll bet. Maybe a real SD or micro USB, and on the high-end Hollywood they could swing a real USB. The thing that encourages me is that for Amazon, the hardware is not the endgame as it is with HP, Samsung, or Motorola. They want you to shop Amazon, and they're loaded enough to do a little loss-leading in order to ensure that.</blockquote>

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