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Apple, Microsoft and HP are major competitors for the hegemony of the Tablet PC; iPad will have different prices according to their capabilities, will cost from 499 to 829 dollars.
The era of the “Tablet PC” launched this technological apparatus 2010 in Slate, created through a partnership of Microsoft, a company of software and HP computer and printer company. But the battle for their marketing and sales began on Wednesday after the presentation of the device, iPad, the Apple technology.
Companies compete for a nascent market with similar technological elements, the Slate, whose mobility and device functions are similar to a laptop or netbook (laptop) but no keyboard, while the iPad is a mobile device similar to an iPod Touch but larger and more complex functions.
The platforms and operating systems for computers are monopolized by the software giant, Microsoft, which is in 9 out of 10 devices with its Windows system.
By contrast, Apple has focused on creating high-performance computing devices, audio players like the iPod, creating cellular technologies provided in the iPhone and expand the boundaries of music through its digital content store, iTunes. Similarly, the computer manufacturer Dell and Lenovo now have special models of Tablet PC that will be available in mid year.
