January 5th, 2010, 2:55AM in Business by Marc LequimeView Comments
Proposed Mockup for Apple Tablet
Today a statement from The Wall Street Journal confirms what weíve been hearing for a while: the highly anticipated Apple Tablet will possibly be publicized at the end of January and will ultimately be launched in March. The breakthrough however is that apparently WSJ deem to have found a price.
In reference to the report, the new gadget will assert a 10 or 11inch screen, which is nothing new. Whereas its actual function is unspecified, we can assume it will be a mix between an iPod Touch and a Mac. According to the WSJ report the principal piece of news is the price: $1000.
This may be an expensive price for such a product; the price is similar to numerous modestly powered PCs and Laptops. The question is whether people will choose a handheld tablet over a more practical laptop. However, the Apple Tablet could come with enough convincing characteristics to alter the entire trade.
Additionally, the tablet could include a nationwide Wi-Fi subscription service – similar to BT OpenZone, and if so this makes the tablet so much more useful, this could be another potential motive for the price. In the end we’ll have to wait until the end of the month to find out.
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I'd buy.