What gets me is that these so-called analysts think there’s going to be a slew of iPad competitors coming late this year or early next year.  What they don’t seem to realize is that component quantities for all these myriad companies are going to be severely strained.  Apple has likely set up strategic alliances for an uninterrupted flow of parts for the high product quantities they’ll need.  The rest of the tablet vendors will likely have to fight over parts from some limited pool of components.

I doubt if any iPad rival tablet can be produced in the millions.  I wouldn’t even think most companies would outlay that much money in advance because if their product flops, they’ll be up the creek in debt.  I seriously doubt that there’s going to be a FLOOD of iPad rivals waiting steal market share from the iPad.  What really puzzles me is the high cost of the Samsung Galaxy since it’s using a 7” display and yet all these other tablet vendors are going undercut the iPad in cost.  It would almost seem impossible to do that and make any decent profit with low production runs.  I believe the great iPad War will end quickly with major casualties for the other side.