SamuelRSmith on 14 March 2012
| mike_intellivision said: Some things missing. First of all, tablets cost more (sometimes twice as much) as consoles. Second, if Dad wants the iPad x for work, then junior can't play games on the TV (in other words, multi-functionality) here is a problem. Third, at some point, annual replacement will slow or stall. Many of the tablets are bought by businesses/firms for which an annual update is an unwarranted, unnecessary or unsupportable expense. Related to that, how much would people be willing to spend on gaming for a unit that is not their own. (For example, I type this on a work-purchased iPad2. There is no plan to buy iPad3s. I also refrain from buying games for something that I don't own (I have spent $2 in apps in a year). Finally, if you read those comments, they were long term conjecture. I would love to know the context. Mike from Morgantown |
I would think that once the yearly increases in sales for tablet devices starts to slow, and a real alternative to iPad emerges, the focus will be on reducing prices, not enhancing hardware.
Google predicted that is essentially going to start happening in the smart phone market this year - prices coming down, more bang for buck. I don't think tablets will be that far off.
