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HP’s iPad comparison misses the point
In an apparent bid to ease its employees’ concerns about the iPad, HP showed them how its forthcoming tablet computer compared with Apple’s device. Assuming the specs are genuine – and the gadget blogs discussing them appear to think that they are – it shows a misunderstanding of just what makes the iPad special.
In a side-by-side comparison of specs, HP points out areas where it has the “advantage” over the iPad and areas where Apple poses a “threat”. HP’s advantages include a faster processor, a card reader slot and not one but two cameras. Apple does better on screen resolution, battery life and price, however……
All of that seems to ignore the biggest problem HP – and Microsoft – will have in establishing the PC tablet and that’s the ecosystem surrounding it. The operating system the iPad uses has been designed specifically as a touch screen interface. The HP Slate uses “Windows 7 Home Premium + HP touch-optimized UI”. That just doesn’t fill me with confidence.
What’s more, Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch have ‘trained’ millions of people to use the iPad OS and helped to establish a store full of games and apps that can be used on it.
The specs for the Slate look impressive but I don’t believe consumers are very sensitive to specs. Apple seems to understand that in a way PC manufacturers don’t.
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