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to buy the tablet or it really would be dead before being launched. They need to get people with open minds to merely try the tablet without preconceived notions of hardware, size and past tablet failures. Put plenty of content on the tablet put it in people's hands and let them decide from use whether it's too awkward to use. Apple has the finest multimedia content delivery system in place in the way of iTunes Store and 100,000,000 credit card using customers. That is what will drive Apple tablet sales.

even if it was an ipod touch with a bigger screen, I would want one.

Lets face it the biggest use of the touch is not listening to music, but playing games, and (if the screen were bigger) surfing the web / email.

There's just one question: Where in the h*** did they run the survey? I seriously doubt that 21 percent of the population have heard of the tablet.

And its one thing to say "I'd consider buying it" without knowing what it was. Another to actually see it and go "I'm buying one!"

Original iPod, original iPhone and iPod Touch.

I'm really looking forward to what Apple actually has in it's cue. But, I already know that I will not be able to justify purchasing one when it's first introduced. Apple will capitalize on the early adopters as they have with all their other new products despite what Apple will say about being really aggressive about pricing. It's just Apple's MO and always has been. When these products are released it's always amusing to me to see people flip-out on the BBs about how outrageous the price is and how you can get the same features at half the price by buying a XX or something.

On a slight aside, more so for long-time Apple customers, have you noticed how accurate the rumor sites have gotten regarding future Apple products compared to say five years ago. I think the one thing still lagging behind from the actual product release is the actual price of the device, but they are getting better at that too.

Anyways, I have a family member that would benefit from an Apple tablet and see some personal area's where this device would fit in nicely.

now you're a statistics wizard as well. oh dear.

No, but I know statistics mean whatever someone wants them to mean.

So you tell us. What does this mean?....What? You don't know? Well, neither does anyone else.

The statistics are meaningless without knowing what questions were asked and what options the respondants had. Just saying "21% said they'd consider buying the tablet" is a generic statement.

And lest we forget the fact that since no one knows a damn thing about an Apple tablet (going so far as to say it could be all a big practical joke some rumor mongers started and they're just laughing their asses off at all this), saying you'd consider buying it is completely meaningless.

Why not just ask people "Apple is coming out with some undefined product in the next year which will sell between $500 and $700. Are you interested?". It would be just as useful of a survey.

But why let such details muddy the waters. Only 9% said they'd consider an iPhone. This is more than twice that. That means an Apple tablet will be TWICE AS SUCCESSFUL as the iPhone! OMG! Buy that stock! It's going to reach 500/share!

Lets face it the biggest use of the touch is not listening to music, but playing games, and (if the screen were bigger) surfing the web / email.

Is that it's actual biggest use, or is that Apple's stated use?

And the screen size hasn't stopped iPhone users from using it for email and surfing, can't see why the iPod touch would be restricted by that.

But the biggest thing is what type of tablet it would be. A real computer running a real version of OS X which allows you to run "real" 3rd party apps. Or just a gigantic iPod touch with all it's limitations and Apple's built-in control system through the app store?

"I seriously doubt that 21 percent of the population have heard of the tablet."
meaningless.

"...is a generic statement."
uh, what?

"...saying you'd consider buying it is completely meaningless."
uh... meaningless

"It would be just as useful of a survey."
uh, what?

Its highly probable that Apple won't use a Intel compatible chip so that excludes the desktop osX, to keep OS development simple Apple also won't split up the OS in yet another portable osX version.
That leaves us with the iphone version of osX enhanced for a bigger screen but fully compatible with the current crop of applications, not bad at all. I need the bigger screen for book and comic reading, a full OS is only overkill for the nice and slick tablet we want it to be.

I do agree that Apple wants to tighten the grip on app development, throw in the AppleTV with the same OS and Apple will have covered phone, portable and desktop with a fully controlled OS. Apple also wanted the same grip on the Mac but that never worked, now they got a second chance and it seems to work.