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Re:Out Of Nowhere, The iPad Has A Real Competitor by slantyyz on Monday July 12, 2010 @11:44AM (#1508251)
Um dude, I recommend that you take a marketing course.

Just because they are in the same larger market doesn't mean that two products are "real" or "direct" competition.

Do you think BMW considers a person who buys a Corolla (and can't otherwise afford a 3-series) a lost customer?

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Re:Out Of Nowhere, The iPad Has A Real Competitor by Symmetry on Monday July 12, 2010 @02:17PM (#1508823)
If BMW was the only car brand out there, then yes the emergence of the Corolla would actually represent new competition.
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Re:Out Of Nowhere, The iPad Has A Real Competitor by slantyyz on Monday July 12, 2010 @02:40PM (#1508912)
While they may be the most successful to date, but Apple isn't the first or only company to release a tablet style of device.

That's not counting the pre-announced devices from every one else.

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