"I believe that iPad will dominate the tablet space for some time and
that is true for the enterprise segment as well," industry analyst
Chetan Sharma said. "Xoom is a pretty good Android device and,
depending on its pricing, it might do well relative to other Android
devices. From what we are hearing about the feature set of PlayBook, it
is unlikely to have a major impact in 2011."
Focusing on the words of any one analyst is doomed to be counter-productive, unless you're looking for an excuse to avoid getting into an area. If that's the case, read everything until you find one analyst who's negative on the area involved, then point to that as justification for avoiding it. The old adage about economists and opinions certainly holds true with tech analysts...
Xoom is "pretty good"? ... and yet nobody has a clue how it will actually feel. And which aspects of the feature set of PlayBook is he talking about? Surely not the initial focus on WiFi, as Chetan Sharma has claimed that upwards of 75% of iPad users don't bother with the 3G. He's certainly right that the iPad will dominate "for some time" (nobody could argue with that) but saying something like that is like shooting ducks in a barrel, for now.
Nobody knows how well the PB will actually do, so the best thing to do right now is to focus on making good apps for it.
(This post not directed at @jffurlan or anyone else, except maybe Mr. Sharma...)
