[SmokingJoe]

Unfortunately for Microsoft, they aren’t the only operating system for that market and Android got there first. I predict a slow but steady sales growth curve for the new Windows tablets with a price point slightly above Android tablets and significantly below Apple tablets.

Windows 8 tablets/hybrids won't take too long to outsell Android tablets, mostly because Windows 8 hybrids will run the over 6 million Windows 7 programs from the get go in Desktop mode. Android tablets don't really have much of a market share right now. Outselling the iPad is another matter altogether. That is going to take quite a while.

[kevkrom]

Windows 8 hybrids will run the over 6 million Windows 7 programs from the get go in Desktop mode

Can't wait to see what that will do to battery life.

[PreciousLiberty]

“Windows 8 tablets/hybrids won’t take too long to outsell Android tablets, mostly because Windows 8 hybrids will run the over 6 million Windows 7 programs from the get go in Desktop mode.”

Of course, the number of people interesting in running “Desktop” anything on a tablet is probably around 1%... Also reflect that the experience isn’t going to be the best given the limited processor power and especially memory on these tablets.

“Outselling the iPad is another matter altogether. That is going to take quite a while.”

It’s going to take quite a while for the Win8 pads to have anything like the selection of tablet apps that the iPad enjoys. I will be interested to see how the next generation ARM chips stack up against Atom. NVIDIA also has an initiative going to develop 64 bit ARM CPUs for everything from notebooks to supercomputers.

Competition is good, and will continue to spur innovation and affordability.