U.S. Tablet Ownership Nearly Doubles over Holiday Season
(Cue the outrage when a faster, better cheaper iPad 3 comes out in March)
Apple Lawyers see Samsung Tablet as serious threat?
I’m not saying that Apple’s lawyers are pretending that the Samsung Tablet poses a significant threat to win a patent case. I’m also not saying that Google pretended that they were on the brink of destruction by Facebook and Twitter to defend against anti-trust regulators.
The Macalope on tablets, executive compensation, and knocking over mailboxes of believability.
If you’re into this stuff, you might want to have something to wipe down your monitor close by. You’ll be spitting your beverage of choice shortly.
One of the things I find curious about Android tablets and the BlackBerry PlayBook is that they’ve all chosen to go 16:9. To me, 16:9 tablets only look right when held in landscape — they look too skinny when held in portrait. Considering all the things they copy from Apple, it seems weird not to copy the iPad’s 4:3 aspect ratio. 16:9 is ideal for video, but 4:3 is a good trade-off for a device is meant to be used in portrait much of the time.
I agree with Gruber.
I’d also add that if you’re serious about creating a platform that’s good at more than just video, you’re extremely foolish to choose 16:9.
Why? You’re trying to lure iOS developers and content publishers to create for your platform. They already have to re-write their code for your devices; should they have to worry about resizing the interface too? That’s a considerable barrier to entry.
Why should you take my word for it? We’ve launched over 20 iPad apps in the last year from major content owners, and two publishing platforms that are being used by over 200 global brands. The cost of additional development has always been the tipping point for clients; they just can’t justify it with the current sales of Android devices.
