Today tablets are one of the most
fast growing technologies in the market for every IT company. As you all are
familiar with the iPad's the most popular tablet out in the market which runs
on a iOS. The demand of iPad is growing way faster than one can imagine.
Furthermore, there is a recent report on Apple iPad which states that company
is about to ship 20 million iPad 2 in Q3 this year. This fast growing
technology has been adopted in the board room of some companies today. Whereas
on the other hand some say that iPad is not just enough for their companies
employees. It does not consolidate all the capabilities that a normal
employee would need from such device. However, due to its growing demand in the
market many companies have started mimicking this apple product which runs on
the Android as their main OS for the device. Since Android is open source OS it
is much more convenient for companies to install this OS in their mimicked
tablets. Adding to that Android is also a popular OS in the cell phone market.
Users who are familiar with Android and think that Android can do better for
their work environment will definitely invest into one of these
tablets which are not made by Apple. Not only that people will also be able to
see the cost difference between two and get them at a low cost with same
features as apple.
Now on the other hand Intel is
investing 300 billion dollars into the companies who are inventing new
technologies. Recently, Asus UX2100 announced which is a 2.4 pounds Ultra
Notebook with an 11.4 inch display and could run up to a Core i7 processor in
an Ultra thin design. The first set of Ultra Notebook is expected to
go on sale during end of this year. Isn't that Amazing!
I have recently seen a video
showing these types of Ultra Notebooks based on Intel chips. I believe that
these will be a huge blast which could blow away this tablet market. This
prediction is based on whole outlook. Things you can do with a tablet and an
Ultra Notebook. I think that Ultra Notebook will have more processing power,
longer battery life, very light in weight, and will be able handle most
business applications such as MSOffice 2010, Quick Books, etc. As far as I know
these tablets can't run these applications in real time. Yes, you can run it
using virtual environment but then you would have to rely on an internet
connection.
I am looking forward to seeing the new generation of Ultra Notebooks myself. I do think that if comparing to apple the comparison would have been better if you used the Macbook Air instead of the iPad. I do agree with you that for a bit longer we are going to still depend on laptops for full featured applications.
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