Posts Tagged ‘ iPad ’

Dell’s Streaky Tablet Strategy

23/07/2010
By Max Tatton-Brown
Dell’s Streaky Tablet Strategy

Don’t get me wrong, Dell don’t exactly *need* a tablet PC right now. For a start, they don’t have the OS for it and in reality, the iPad is also too pricey for the mainstream Dell audience to shell out. They aren’t going to buy it instead of a laptop, for example. However, if...
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IPad Thoughts – 4 days in

30/05/2010
By Max Tatton-Brown
IPad Thoughts – 4 days in

Time for a few early iPad thoughts (it arrived on Thursday, ahead of schedule!) Will try not to be too gushing and also to avoid topics I've seen discussed most frequently elsewhere. In no particular order: Its not a big iPod Touch- the relationship is the other way round. That device acts as a...
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Apple’s Razor Sharp New Direction

12/04/2010
By Max Tatton-Brown
Apple’s Razor Sharp New Direction

With the iPad, Apple has clearly slashed its usual profit margins and priced the device to sell. I think this marks a fascinating shift for the company toward the classic ‘razor blade‘ strategy of providing a cheap platform to enable a steady revenue stream.  The announcement of iAd only confirms this, introducing yet another...
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