Thread: Future success of internet tablets, or lack thereof (speculation, prediction)
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Jerome is offline Jerome
2006-02-20 , 22:46
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Originally Posted by varis
Very good post, something I was asking for
You are welcome.


Originally Posted by varis
Fixable problem, for example you could just make a tablet with a version of Windows. I hear Windows PDAs have difficulty editing the documents, but still...
You are re-inventing the OQO, and you will have the same price tag. Nokia understood that, and that is why they used Linux and an ARM processor.

Originally Posted by varis
I read that IP will be the most efficient medium for voice traffic in the next few years. Widespread adoption might take a bit longer I figure, say in 5-10 years VoIP devices might be the norm. But this wouldn't help with our scenario as the time frame is different.
You are forgetting an important aspect: price for network use. Spectrum is finite and therefore expensive. Network operators are not ready to lower their profit margin. I think this is the biggest threat to devices like the 770, especially in Europe where operators went almost bankrupt bidding for UMTS licences.

Originally Posted by varis
True in the North Am, not true in parts of Europe, little clue about the rest of the world here. Even in Finland cell phones are paid by the employers for some people, getting the same financing for a tablet might not be that easy.
I live in Germany. Cell phones are heavily subsidized by network operators here. It is a real problem.