Tablets forum: WHY is there NO competition for the iPad?

Has been the problem. HP was going to release a very nice 11" tablet with lots of USB ports + more that would run on Window7 Pro but after testing they found out that Win7 was just not 100% ready to run a tablet & they are now looking into Android O/S, so that has been push back to late Fall of this year, that is if testing goes good.

No one is going to make a dent into iPad sales until someone can make a tablet that runs on Windows 7 Pro or Ultiment with out problems, with good battery life & a competitive price to the iPad but by then the iPad gen 2 will be out, maybe even iPad gen 3. It is going to be sometime.

Dell has their little 5" Andrioid thing, I do not consider it a tablet... just too small, more for a phone size then tablet.

the iPad is selling because of the marketing, not because of the product. it's little more than an overgrown iPod Touch.
it's a toy and people will buy it because Steve Jobs comes out and hypnotizes them with a black turtleneck. saying, "oooh look, we are going to sell you a technology that we came up with 4 years ago. it doesn't do anything too useful, but you WILL buy it my zombies, yes you will.."

There is competition out there. It's just not marketed as well. the answer is really that there's not enough of a demand for such devices.
the real question is why is there an iPad to begin with? It doesn't have enough functionality and it doesn't fit a need. it may as well be called the iFad.

I agreed to begin with about the non-functionality of the iPad, but now that I've had time use my iPad, I have a different opinion. The functionality of a Netbook or Laptop is based on using Office and programs like that. But there are many people use their Netbooks to get email, surf the web, do some basic productivity work, etc, but may not use the device for hard-core productivity and office-related duties. Of course there are many people who do use their Laptops for hard-core purposes too, but many people simply use the devices for casual use. At work, many people are using iPads, and with the Wi-Fi and using programs like EverNote, we can send eachother updates on meeting notes, updated To-Do lists, etc. It's a great way to connect with other people here at work when everyone is in different areas, and it beats a pager or trying to call everyone on their cell phone inside our building. The iPad is a great device for the casual user but it does have productivity apps too. It's a fun, easy device that has more entertainment value than anything else, but it does have enough productivity apps that do make it useful. Of course, the iPad is based primarily on receivng and sending via wireless. No DVD drive, no USB connections unless you get adapters. Look at it this way: There are millions of people using their Smart Phones for web surfing, watching movies, downloading music, etc. Should we complain about phones because they aren't productive devices? Until you spend time with an iPad, I don't think the true value becomes evident.

there is actually a lot of devices that has been made to compete with Ipad. One of this is the known Witstech AI8E. This device has a lot of things to offer with full specification which Ipad doesn't have.

There is a lot of Android Tablet as well that are trying to compete with Ipad. Its just that Apple has the best marketing exposure compared to them, which no one can beat.

In my opinion, since the NVIDIA has released tegra2 processor after, tablet pc will enter a new era. Zpad used Tegra2 processors , 1GHz speed, 1GB memory, android2.2 system. wifi, 3G, 130 million pixel camera. This configuration may be able to compete with the ipad. At least, you can share.