There’s plenty of buzz about tablet computing in 2010, and we’re only 4 days in. Admittedly, the buzz about tablets has been going on for quite some time, but with the 2010 Consumer Electronic Show just around the corner, there’s reason to get excited. And there’s reason to believe that 2010 is going to be the year of the tablet. Seriously. Here’s why:
When The VAR Guy’s phone rang Thursday night, a rather upbeat voice was on the other line. “This is going to be our year,” crowed Maria Battaglia, senior VP of marketing at OnForce, an online marketplace for contract service professionals. Why was Battaglia so upbeat about OnForce and its partner community? The answer involves the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
As Cisco Systems gears up to launch a range of consumer electronics for the home, some industry pundits think the networking giant’s consumer focus will fail miserably. GigaOm calls it a “misguided foray into the living room.” On the contrary, The VAR Guy thinks Cisco would be foolish to ignore consumers. Here’s why.
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