Comments on: Sources: New Apple Tablet to Ship in March http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/sources-new-apple-tablet-to-ship-in-march/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:28:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Mike in Nola http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/sources-new-apple-tablet-to-ship-in-march/comment-page-1/#comment-245882 Mike in Nola Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:33:01 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=48228#comment-245882 Well, I suppose I should look before I talk. Found that Kindle has already released Kindle for PC and it's free. They should make a deal with the tablet makers to have it included on each one. Well, I suppose I should look before I talk. Found that Kindle has already released Kindle for PC and it’s free. They should make a deal with the tablet makers to have it included on each one.

]]> By: Mike in Nola http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/sources-new-apple-tablet-to-ship-in-march/comment-page-1/#comment-245879 Mike in Nola Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:28:27 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=48228#comment-245879 Stephen: You may be right and all it will be is a fancy Kindle at twice the price. I suppose the faithful will buy it anyway, although I think Amazon will wind up releasing the software for other tablets as it has already done for the iPhone if competitive pressure is intense. It would still make money off book purchases a la the Gillette model. Stephen: You may be right and all it will be is a fancy Kindle at twice the price. I suppose the faithful will buy it anyway, although I think Amazon will wind up releasing the software for other tablets as it has already done for the iPhone if competitive pressure is intense. It would still make money off book purchases a la the Gillette model.

]]> By: thfiv http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/sources-new-apple-tablet-to-ship-in-march/comment-page-1/#comment-245874 thfiv Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:51:26 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=48228#comment-245874 Just buy the stock. Just buy the stock.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/sources-new-apple-tablet-to-ship-in-march/comment-page-1/#comment-245873 Stephen Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:45:35 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=48228#comment-245873 This thing isn't meant to be a 'laptop' ... they are making a Kindle competitor. They are going to offer all the books through the Apple Store and probably equip the thing with bluetooth so that it can be a phone too. Price point ... probably about $700 if I had to guess (guess I just did!). Put color on that thing and decide whether to buy the hip Apple gizmo or the Kindle? Look out Amazon. (PS - I still buy used books for 'bout a dollar and if I drop it in the pool my heart keeps ticking) This thing isn’t meant to be a ‘laptop’ … they are making a Kindle competitor. They are going to offer all the books through the Apple Store and probably equip the thing with bluetooth so that it can be a phone too.

Price point … probably about $700 if I had to guess (guess I just did!). Put color on that thing and decide whether to buy the hip Apple gizmo or the Kindle? Look out Amazon.

(PS – I still buy used books for ’bout a dollar and if I drop it in the pool my heart keeps ticking)

]]> By: chawlajack http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/sources-new-apple-tablet-to-ship-in-march/comment-page-1/#comment-245870 chawlajack Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:35:28 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=48228#comment-245870 My guess, and hope, is that this Apple device will NOT be designed for individual computing. Rather it will be a 'social' computer designed to be used most of the times by multiple people at the same time and can be used by individual as well (as eReader, etc). 'Social' computer will be kind of table top computer designed to play multiple player casual games and board games. Think about playing chess, scrabble, etc sitting on your dinning table, etc during the day and then taking it with you to bed at night to either read of watch video content. My guess, and hope, is that this Apple device will NOT be designed for individual computing. Rather it will be a ‘social’ computer designed to be used most of the times by multiple people at the same time and can be used by individual as well (as eReader, etc).

‘Social’ computer will be kind of table top computer designed to play multiple player casual games and board games. Think about playing chess, scrabble, etc sitting on your dinning table, etc during the day and then taking it with you to bed at night to either read of watch video content.

]]> By: J Kraus http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/sources-new-apple-tablet-to-ship-in-march/comment-page-1/#comment-245868 J Kraus Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:33:24 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=48228#comment-245868 What if the display is 10" but folds in half (like a book)? Assuming a 16 x 9 screen format, that would mean the tablet would fold into a roughly 6 x 5" rectangle - small enough to fit in the pocket of your suit jacket. If done right the vertical split would be just a minor inconvenience. Otherwise, guys will have to lug it around in a European Carryall like Seinfeld had in The Reverse Peephole episode... What if the display is 10″ but folds in half (like a book)?

Assuming a 16 x 9 screen format, that would mean the tablet would fold into a roughly 6 x 5″ rectangle – small enough to fit in the pocket of your suit jacket. If done right the vertical split would be just a minor inconvenience.

Otherwise, guys will have to lug it around in a European Carryall like Seinfeld had in The Reverse Peephole episode…

]]> By: Mike in Nola http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/sources-new-apple-tablet-to-ship-in-march/comment-page-1/#comment-245867 Mike in Nola Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:30:23 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=48228#comment-245867 Steve: I expect not too many tablets will be sold there. Mish has a new post about Illinois and it's finances. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MishsGlobalEconomicTrendAnalysis/~3/On4Fmt6H3Lo/school-bills-due-but-state-cant-pay.html Main problem with reading his posts is the one-track anti-unionism, as if unions are the problem. Many governements have problems that can't be attributed to public employee unions. Steve: I expect not too many tablets will be sold there.

Mish has a new post about Illinois and it’s finances.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MishsGlobalEconomicTrendAnalysis/~3/On4Fmt6H3Lo/school-bills-due-but-state-cant-pay.html
Main problem with reading his posts is the one-track anti-unionism, as if unions are the problem. Many governements have problems that can’t be attributed to public employee unions.

]]> By: Steve Barry http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/sources-new-apple-tablet-to-ship-in-march/comment-page-1/#comment-245864 Steve Barry Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:01:21 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=48228#comment-245864 Illinois is going broke (just a random state I picked...many others are too) http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/1971602,2_1_AU04_STATEMONEY_S1-100104.article Ok...back to discussing tablet computers. (That's the American way) Illinois is going broke (just a random state I picked…many others are too)

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/1971602,2_1_AU04_STATEMONEY_S1-100104.article

Ok…back to discussing tablet computers. (That’s the American way)

]]> By: Mike in Nola http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/sources-new-apple-tablet-to-ship-in-march/comment-page-1/#comment-245862 Mike in Nola Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:52:03 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=48228#comment-245862 YoPortland: Price won't be $299 for Apple. It don't do business that way. That's what kept it out of the netbook market: Too many low priced models. That may be the problem with the Apple tablet. Thought of another possibility: Could somehow be tied into the new iPhone to act as the interface if you have the iphone and tablet with you. Although not sure how that would beat skype. YoPortland: Price won’t be $299 for Apple. It don’t do business that way. That’s what kept it out of the netbook market: Too many low priced models. That may be the problem with the Apple tablet.

Thought of another possibility: Could somehow be tied into the new iPhone to act as the interface if you have the iphone and tablet with you. Although not sure how that would beat skype.

]]> By: YourPortlandFinancialAdvisor http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/sources-new-apple-tablet-to-ship-in-march/comment-page-1/#comment-245860 YourPortlandFinancialAdvisor Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:41:26 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=48228#comment-245860 The price point is just a matter of time. It doesn't really matter what it is today, next year it will be $299. If someone dropped a magazine sized iPhone on my coffee table it would get used to do things I have yet to imagine. Sure you could do it all on a PowerBook or an iPhone but I think it will be much more shareable in that form factor, from kids to grandma in seconds. The price point is just a matter of time. It doesn’t really matter what it is today, next year it will be $299. If someone dropped a magazine sized iPhone on my coffee table it would get used to do things I have yet to imagine. Sure you could do it all on a PowerBook or an iPhone but I think it will be much more shareable in that form factor, from kids to grandma in seconds.

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