Aside from clever marketing and a sleek design, the iPad2 is beating the other platforms because of the number of apps available. The Android marketplace has a large number of apps, but only a fraction of them appear to be optimized for the tablet. I also tend to believe that tablets are now and will always be a niche product. For general consumer use, you still need to carry either a phone or (to a lesser extent) a laptop as a companion to a tablet.
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