I think Ipad has the market for the time being. They’ve got the best product, best software and best word of mouth. And now the Ipad 2 looks to have fixed the flaws of the first model.
The schools are starting to adopt it as the standard as are a number of businesses.
The problem with Macs not catching on was because the price was higher and the businesses wouldn’t adopt. Here the Ipad price seems right on the money for this type of device and the large users are adopting it quickly. I do see this more like the MP3 situation from 8-10 years ago where the Ipod took over the category versus the Mac/PC competition of the last 25-years.
And Mac numbers are up as well. Why? People like me for example, liked what we saw in the iPhone, and bought a Mac. I like em now. Didn’t used to. But that was way back in the day. Now I can get a command line, and it comes with development tools, and it just works.
I’ve spent too many years putting out Windows fires. I just want something that works. I still have my Linux machines to keep my hand in things, but for some things, I just want it to work.