Since Apple's launch of its first consumer - friendly tablet in 2010, the sector has spawned a slew of slate
tablets from competing companies.
Not exact matches
Apple has inked an agreement with Samsung in Australia that prevents the South Korean
company from selling its
competing Galaxy Tab 10.1
tablet there.
While indie
companies may have to
compete against very low cost
tablets or e-readers
from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Google, and the name power those brands bring, there is still plenty of room for indie
companies to succeed.
Infamously known as the «BlackPad» both inside and outside the
company, the first
tablet from RIM is designed to
compete directly against iPad, as well as target corporate customers looking for BlackBerry's security features and corporate BES support.
Having struggled with the Chinese law that prevents the
company from partnering with a local e-publisher, there are many more challenges up ahead how Amazon can make enough profit
from their low - cost hardware when they have to
compete with piracy and cheap
tablets from within the country.
Rob Csonger, a VP
from the
company, explained that the new line of
tablets they are developing will be able to keep costs down in the $ 199 range, allowing them to
compete directly with the Kindle Fire on price.
If the Kindle Fire alone, or even the collection group of it and all of the
competing $ 200
tablets springing up
from companies like B&N and Kobo, is considered important enough to be prioritized ahead of the market dominating iPad then it could easily be a sign that tides are changing.