The attractive price tag, access to Amazon Prime content, and a featured spot on the online retailer's home page generated a lot of buzz for the product, with many believing it would end up being the No. 2
tablet player behind Apple.
Not exact matches
Both
tablets and e-readers still trail well
behind ownership of other digita devices such as MP3
players (44 percent), DVRs (52 percent), laptops (56 percent), desktops (57 percent), and cell phones (83 percent).
«Along with a nice OS, we believe that HP's channel strength, link to its printing franchise and overall brand strength could enable it to be one of the few relevant
tablet players far
behind Apple over the long - term,» he said.
Both e-readers and
tablets lag
behind other devices such as cell phones, computers, DVRs and MP3
players in adoption, but they represent a new form of mobile computing and media consumption that is catching on with consumers.
On to
tablets — Micromax has beaten Apple to the 2nd spot in the Indian market, right
behind Samsung, and there's certainly room for another major
player here.