PC makers are beginning to bear an uncanny resemblance to Apple.
Media pads will erode laptop sales, according to analysts.
(Credit: Hewlett-Packard)So, what does Apple look like these days? Apple is not as much about the Mac anymore (in case anyone didn't notice). And it's not just about a successful gadget sideshow, i.e., the iPod. It's about the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. So, what do you do if you're a PC maker whose business is still all about the Windows-Intel PC? You slavishly imitate as fast as you can.
If the chronically sold out iPad isn't evidence enough, analyst reports are showing that sales of the iPad and similar tablets will likely jump in 2011, with some of that growth coming at the expense of laptops.
Apple's 10-inch class media pad boasts PC-esque functionality sans Windows or Intel--bedrocks of the PC world. Enter the Hewlett-Packard PalmPad, HP's most anticipated tablet/slate device--essentially Palm's version of the iPad. No PC operating system here. LINK
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