seems to me
1: portables are the way to go, laptops sell far better than desktops nowadays. I think this stripped down version of a intel macs would really just be a tablet. core solo, slowest. it would be an easy way to seperate the lines, built in isight small hard disk, integrated graphics 10" screen.
2:make all the accesories for it. It seems apple makes alot from acsessories. so many types. Almost to the point of ipod. This industry growth thing is great for apple. the more companies that make things specifically for their products the better, it spurs the longevity, and perpetuates itself.
Even though in the past, tablets have been a failing market, i think that the everyday consumer is ready for such a product, and it is just the niche market that apple could very eaasily do right. really adding a touch interface with their design would not be so hard, and due to its striking similarity to an ipod by basic design, I think they would really capture this market very quickly.
As people seem to be now realizing, hardware is becoming less important, and software is becoming a large defining factor. This is ye another way to have apple give themselves a market to define. se the standard in, and have it work seamlessly. I can imagine the recent virtuilizations rumors be a way so that OS X can also seamlessly sync with windows as it would with a mac. if it is truely the case that microsoft would be working with apple in virtuilization. think how many copies of windows and office wthey could sell, and clearly would be a better seller than the current crop of tablets. win win for both.
andreas
1: portables are the way to go, laptops sell far better than desktops nowadays. I think this stripped down version of a intel macs would really just be a tablet. core solo, slowest. it would be an easy way to seperate the lines, built in isight small hard disk, integrated graphics 10" screen.
2:make all the accesories for it. It seems apple makes alot from acsessories. so many types. Almost to the point of ipod. This industry growth thing is great for apple. the more companies that make things specifically for their products the better, it spurs the longevity, and perpetuates itself.
Even though in the past, tablets have been a failing market, i think that the everyday consumer is ready for such a product, and it is just the niche market that apple could very eaasily do right. really adding a touch interface with their design would not be so hard, and due to its striking similarity to an ipod by basic design, I think they would really capture this market very quickly.
As people seem to be now realizing, hardware is becoming less important, and software is becoming a large defining factor. This is ye another way to have apple give themselves a market to define. se the standard in, and have it work seamlessly. I can imagine the recent virtuilizations rumors be a way so that OS X can also seamlessly sync with windows as it would with a mac. if it is truely the case that microsoft would be working with apple in virtuilization. think how many copies of windows and office wthey could sell, and clearly would be a better seller than the current crop of tablets. win win for both.
andreas
