@P. Douglas
If a person has e.g. a 24" touch screen all-in-one with Windows 8 and metro apps, which has the capability and horsepower to drive immersive experiences greater than an iPad, which solution do you think people will prefer?
Why would a consumer looking for a mobile device like the iPad want to be stuck using a 24" PC on a desks? If you're talking 24" then it means the user is stationary someplace in the house or office doing "old school computing stuff" on a utilitarian PC. You're making the same mistakes as Microsoft in not understanding the very reason consumers are buying iPads now, and surely to buy-up the Kindle fire for the same reasons in the near future. It's not for the purpose of replacing their PCs (at least not directly, that will happen indirectly overtime). But with tablets like the iPad and Kindle, it's all about light mobile computing (not horsepower requiring internal fans just to keep cool). It's about apps. Casual games and entertainment. eBooks. Music. Moving easily around the house for instance browsing the web, doing light email, Updating social apps. Reading the morning paper on a device without the unnecessary disturbance and maintenance of a traditional PC.
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