iPad Competitors Step into the Ring April 8, 2010
ASUS to Launch Two iPad Competitors
So the iPad is out and touting 300,000 units in sales on the first day - including pre-sales. We’ve seen glowing reports, we’ve seen skeptical reviews, and we’ve seen problems - specifically with WiFi connectability - come to light from early adopters.
Now, we’re seeing competition. PC, notebook, and netbook manufacturer ASUS has just confirmed that they will be releasing two iPad competitors sometime in 2010. These competitors will be Eee Pad tablets - one will use either the Google Chrome or Android OS and the other will use a Windows-based OS.
ASUS contends that in the tablet market there will always be an Apple camp. But ASUS intends to address the Google and Microsoft camps with their new releases. And they have confirmed that at least for the Android/Chrome-based version the focus will be on multimedia. ASUS has stated that content will play an important role - the Google tablet will have a lot of media available.
ASUS has previously suggested that they see their future tablet offerings as falling in line with ebook readers, but they are now envisioning different forms while not fully disclosing the true focus or exact timeframe of the devices. Previous rumors had suggested that a touch series tablet would make its debut at Computex 2010 in June.
