Courtesy: EngadgetBy comparing head to head on technology, HP Slate appears to have the lead over Apple iPad. However, when I create a new comparison matrix between HP Slate & Apple iPad based on key technology areas and the WOW factors, a different view emerges:
| HP Slate | Apple iPad | |
| Ease-of-use | Maybe | Yes |
| Intuitive Touch Screen | Maybe | Yes |
| Simplicity | Maybe | Yes |
| Fun to Use | Maybe | Yes |
| eBook Reader | Maybe | Yes |
| Video & Music Player | Yes | Yes |
| Video Camera | Yes | No |
| Web Browsing | Yes | Yes |
| Great Apps | Maybe | Yes |
| Millions of Users & fans | No | Yes |
| Connectivity | Yes | No |
| Battery Life | Short | Long |
| WOW FACTOR | No | Yes |
Bottomline:
Apple sold over 300,000 iPads on the first day of launch... "Apple also announced that iPad users downloaded over one million apps from Apple’s App Store and over 250,000 ebooks from its iBookstore during the first day."
“It feels great to have the iPad launched into the world—it’s going to be a game changer,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “iPad users, on average, downloaded more than three apps and close to one book within hours of unpacking their new iPad.”
What this means to Apple's topline is new product revenue in the billions (yes, you read it right!) from Apple iPad sales in 2010 (check Apple iPad will ignite the eBook market...) but there's more... Apple will generate new product revenue for the apps and eBooks... which could be another billion dollar business in the making!
All this means is an uphill climb for HP Slate... and it's all going to come down to ease-of-use, fun to use, intuitiveness and the coolness factor (and not the bells & whistles)! HP Slate doesn't have the X-Factor that an Apple iPad has. On the other hand, HP Slate can make a killing in the Netbook market... but that's not the game Apple iPad is playing. Can Mark Hurd provide the oomph that HP Slate needs to become successful overnight? He better be calling Steve Jobs...
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