Legal Commentary

HP Slate 500 – Windows 7 tablet – now official

By David Canton

Many people, including myself, predicted that 2010 would be the year of the tablet.  After speculation that Hewlett Packard might not actually build a Windows 7 tablet, engadget and CNET are reporting that it is indeed arriving.

So that means our tablet choice will include (some of these are just arriving, or scheduled to arrive over the next few months)  the iPad (which is setting the bar and selling impressively – but is missing some things), the HP Slate 500 Win 7 (some feel that windows 7 is not a good fit for a tablet), a Blackberry tablet, Android based tablets (such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab),  Palm / WebOS tablets, and perhaps even Windows Phone 7 based tablets. 

So lots of choice, and lots of opinions on the pros and cons of each.  I want one, and think they will forever change how we consume information and media. 

So what am I doing about it?  I’m going to impatiently wait until Apple brings out ipad version 2, then compare the competition to make a decision. 

It might be interesting to keep a foot in multiple O/S doors by having a tablet and smartphone using different ones.

Full post as published by eLegal Canton on October 22, 2010 (boomark / email).