Tablet Wave Means Few Will Succeed, Many Will Fail

Lundi, 10 Janvier 2011 13:00

Tablet Wave Means Few Will Succeed, Many Will Fail

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LAS VEGAS -- Every year at CES, there's a theme or expectation that quickly becomes codified the moment you step inside the cavernous and often soulless Las Vegas Convention Center. This year, it was clear that everyone and their grandmother was coming out with a tablet PC.

Pre-show estimates put the number of tablet introductions at around 50. Scuttlebutt inside Central Hall here put that figure closer to 80, although an exact count would be a near-Herculean and mind-numbing task.

What is painfully obvious is that many tablet makers showing off their wares are second-tier players, and will be drubbed by giants like Apple, Samsung, Motorola, RIM and maybe a couple of other fortunate ones. For tablets, 2011 is going to be a gruesome battle of attrition amongst dozens of companies.

"The market will only bear so much," said IDC analyst David Daoud before CES kicked off. "It's going to get pretty ugly as the year goes on."

And with so many options out there to pick from, it's going to be up to manufacturers to separate themselves with unique features. Let's look at who some of the major players of 2011 might be.

Photo: Erik Malinowski/Wired.com

Authors: Erik Malinowski

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