iPad 2 marches victoriously around the planet and hits competitors with an “iron fist”, forcing the most nimble ones to withdraw their products from the market ahead of schedule. But this is not the only problem that the new Apple tablet causes manufacturers. According to the data DigiTimes, the “apple” company is also to blame for the delay in the release of some competing products. For example, RIM Playbook.
This tablet is one of the few worthy alternatives to the iPad. It will appeal to users who require a compact solution. With a 7-inch display, the Playbook can even fit in a jacket or jacket pocket. But more interesting is the powerful hardware stuffing, supplemented by the BlackBerry Tablet OS operating system. The latter is the brainchild of a well-known developer of real-time operating systems QNX. There is great hope that the RIM tablet will perform better than the Android 3.0-powered Xoom, while offering goodies such as Adobe Flash support, a user-friendly interface, HD video playback (1080p), etc.
Unfortunately, RIM was not able to release its gadget in time. Initially, the company promised that it would hit store shelves by the end of the first quarter of this year. The quarter is over, but there is no tablet. The official release date has now been set for April 19th. Component suppliers point out that one of the reasons for the delay was the banal lack of touch panels. The largest manufacturers are trying to fulfill Apple’s orders on time and to some extent ignore other players in the tablet market. Let me remind you that the recommended cost of the Playbook is $500. RIM didn’t originally plan to go crazy with prices, and whoever did (read Samsung) decided to rethink its pricing policy after the release of the iPad 2. [DigiTimes]
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iPad 2 marches victoriously around the planet and hits competitors with an “iron fist”, forcing the most nimble ones to withdraw their products from the market ahead of schedule. But this is not the only problem that the new Apple tablet causes manufacturers. According to DigiTimes, the “apple” company is also to blame for the delay in the release of some competing products. For example, RIM Playbook. This tablet…
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