Quote Originally Posted by honeybee View Post
Well, nobody doubts the technology you are quoting is superior to today's displays. What my concern is, when that technology is no use to me, why should I be spending money on it, other than as a matter of indulgence?

I have a car which I use to drive to work every day (and back). I could get a Mercedes in my salary (all of it, mind ya!), but the question is does it really matter if it's not a Mercedes? Sure it has no airbags, no climate control, no power mirrors, no tilt-adjustable steering, no cruise control, no sunroof, no retractable roof, no this and no that.

Point is I don't need it.

Same goes for the tablets. Are we seeing a spurt in tablet sales because the iMarketing and others have simply created a hype about the tablets being the next best thing to baked bread? Is it another useless product being shoved down our throats/wallets just because someone in the marketing team came up with the brilliant idea of making a gadget which can't be a proper phone or can't be a proper TV?

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The fact is, you wouldn't buy it if you don't see any value in it. However, I do have use for a slate for the sake of convenience and not necessarily need. (As do others, and I'm sure some need it for certain things too.)

Ultimately, if I buy a product and it isn't what I thought it was or doesn't actually do anything useful for me, then I will return it. In this economy, I would expect that is true of many and hopefully all.