iPad, from Microsoft to Apple's Victory

True tablet computers have Bill Gates predicted would be successful since nine years ago. But Microsoft was never found its momentum until it was struck by the iPad has just been released Apple.

Microsoft may immediately stung by the sight of its main rivals got a massive publicity and praise the iPad will believe a big success in the marketplace.

Naturally, Redmond-based company, the U.S., is among the first to trigger the development of a tablet computer technology. If anything, Microsoft's share "instrumental" in opening the way iPad birth.

Back to the year 2001, Bill Gates predicted even express tablet computers would soon dominate the market. The comments came as related to Microsoft's aggressive, while working on a tablet computer technology.

"The computer is a tablet PC that is virtually without limits and within five years, my prediction is going to be tabet most popular form of PC sold in America," Gates said at the time.

Gates missed predictions. Because five years later, in 2006, a computer tablet computer products have become a prima donna. However, detikINET quotes from Computerworld, Friday (29/1/2010), Microsoft is still determined to invest for tablet computers.

In 2003, CNN reported Microsoft spent U.S. $ 400 million to develop Windows XP-based tablets. Microsoft re-predict, approximately 500 thousand to one million units of Windows-based tablet PCs will be sold. But in reality, tablet PCs remain popular.

The root of the problem was Windows votes tablets too expensive. Even in 2003, Fujitsu Stylistic tablet PC sells for U.S. $ 2200. No wonder if the tablet PC can not reach the general consumer. Users were most industries.

Apple seems to know the opportunity and released the iPad, a tablet with an affordable price. Microsoft may be stung by iPad though they've set up a rival product, HP Slate made with HP. It's just not clear when HP will be marketed Slate.