I lamely predicted the iPad's failure when it first came out.
But now the same factors make me imagine the iPad might stay the top selling longer than the iPhone.
Tablets are an awkward, difficult form. They have lots of ergonomic and UI problems. But if Apple has somewhat solved these problems, duplicating its solutions could turn out to be harder than throwing features and hardware at the problem.
A too-heavy tablet is a much worse problem than a too-heavy laptop or even a too-heavy phone. And similarly for all the other trade-offs. UI problems
But now the same factors make me imagine the iPad might stay the top selling longer than the iPhone.
Tablets are an awkward, difficult form. They have lots of ergonomic and UI problems. But if Apple has somewhat solved these problems, duplicating its solutions could turn out to be harder than throwing features and hardware at the problem.
A too-heavy tablet is a much worse problem than a too-heavy laptop or even a too-heavy phone. And similarly for all the other trade-offs. UI problems