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Oh, There’s a Market for Tablets All Right, Sony. Just as There Was a Market for, Ahem, iPods.

May 14, 2010 at 1:59 pm PT

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Sony isn’t convinced there’s a market for tablet computers, though Apple has sold more than a million of them since April and Intel (INTC) this week predicted that the tablet market will grow from 73 to 88 percent between now until 2014.

“We have been taking a deep look at developing a tablet for a number of years, not just because of Apple but because it creates some interesting opportunities,” Sony Information Technology Products SVP Mike Abary told Bloomberg this week.

“The iPad has created a new opportunity,” Abary added. “Now we can get a good judgment as to whether the market is truly accepting of it. [We’re] not convinced there is a large enough market to justify bringing out a tablet.”

So, Sony (SNE) is taking a wait-and-see approach to Apple’s (AAPL) iPad.

Odd considering where a similar approach to the iPod left the company.

Tagged with: Apple, Bloomberg, computer, digital, hardware, innovation, Intel, iPad, iPod, John Paczkowski, Mike Abary, Sony, tablet, Walkman

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  • machinephilosophy

    Typical groupthink, always late to the game. Want to do something new? Contact an asian electronics manufacturer and do it your freakin self. Sheeesh

  • http://www.level3securities.com investor relations

    There will always be a market for tech gadgets that make life more enjoyable.

  • SebaNob

    Sony was a fashion leader in IT. But for now, fall behind miles….

    This iPod Mac Transfer software may help you.
    http://www.ipodmactransfer.com.....l.p…