Microsoft tablet will bomb

[EywaBlessMe]

You heard it here first.
This has everything to do with the fact that MS is an imitator, not an innovator; everything they have done for 25 years is copy what Apple did 3 years prior.
Now, that was okay when all the made was software. Ninety percent of all peecees ran winblows, so their money stream was secure. But Apple innovates, sees the market 5 years forward, and is always ahead of the curve.
They predicted the mp3 player, and flatfooted MS responded with the zune, better know as a punchline.
Apple predicted the smartphone, and MS is just now making a serious effort to enter that market, and their best attempt has received tepid reviews.
And Apple largely created the new tablet market, selling every one they can make; they literally cannot meet demand. But the iPad is an outgrowth of the smartphone, and for MS, with no footprint there, they are jumping in hoping they can swim.
However, HP tried the same thing with their tablet, and it went over like a led balloon. They ended up just dumping it.
Obviously, with desktop sales slumping ever more sharply, and ever full size laptop sales slipping, MS must try something.
But I don't expect much.