The Apple Tablet

I am excited about the rumors of the Apple Tablet / iSlate.

I’ve talked about what I want in The Perfect Hardware Device and, clearly, this is not exactly what I described. I want an open device. We don’t know much about this tablet, but if wild speculation can be trusted, this will be another walled garden…. if my supposition is correct, its just going to be a bigger iPhone. And while that would be cool, it’s not what the industry needs.

I believe this is a good step though. In the same way that the iPhone revolutionized the category of phones, the iTablet or iSlate or iPad or whatever they call it will revolutionize the tablet market. This will usher in plenty of new competitors that maybe will finally give me the device I want. Open, portable, always connected.

Indeed, if the Apple product does exist and if it is successful, it could change the way we use computers. That would be a great thing, even if we don’t all end up with the Apple device, the second and third movers will have a good time of it.

Hmm… a Google tablet anyone?

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