Apple's Tablet in April ?
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“The manufacturing cogs for the tablet are creaking into action and should begin to hit a mass market stride in February,” noted analyst Yair Reiner. This would probably mean a product launch for March or April. Apple could build 1 million to 3 million tablets between February and March, with up to 10 million for the entire year 2010, according to the report, adding that Apple is aiming for 1 million units per month.
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A 10.1 inch screen and 64 Gb memory ?
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Finally, he says Apple has been reaching out to book publishers with a “very attractive proposal for distributing their books.” The revenue is said to 30% for Apple, 70% for the publisher, and Apple won’t request exclusivity, which is a lot better than the split Reiner thinks Amazon gives publishers on the Kindle : "50-50 in most cases, and 30-70 if its a Kindle exclusive". According to Reiner, "Amazon has disgruntled the publishing industry with the Kindle, by demanding exclusivity, not allowing advertising, and demanding too much of a revenue cut". Another analyst, Vijay Rakesh, also said that Apple’s supply chain suggest "it is on track to ship a tablet with 64 Gb of flash memory."
Will Apple reproduce the successful duet Iphone/Appstore with this tablet ? Only future will tell.
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