Never mind the drop in Apple stock-- it's fairly clear that Apple is desperately grasping at straws to stay relevant in the face of competition from almost everyone. From the tired commercials touting fairly banal features like "Do Not Disturb" and dynamic volume control to the issue of a shrunken iPad (aka iPad Mini) as their latest and greatest idea one doesn't need to go back even two years to see the shortage of "impact moments" since Tim Cook took control after the death of Steve Jobs. Even the lawsuit stacked against Samsung has backfired with the public not only sympathizing with the manufacturer but now purchasing their devices in greater numbers than ever before. Apple has started rolling down the huge mountain of expectations and success they built for themselves over the last couple decades and it seems like every day another company is stepping up to give them a nudge to roll even further- faster. Behind most of the assault is Google-- like the Illuminati of the tech world-- pushing and prodding more manufacturers to join the attack with their Android OS. It is very clear that the other players in the tech world smell Apple blood in the water and ASUS is now prepared to start the next feeding frenzy on their market share with a soon-to-be-released tablet device that will sell for well under even the iPad mini.
Called the "MeMO", this offering from ASUS will plop a very affordable 7" HD screen (rumor has it that 16GB tablet will retail well under $300.00) tablet device into the marketplace to satisfy those users who want a tablet just to have the convenience of a tablet and don't care about iTunes. Essentially, for the majority of people who have a computer at home (who doesn't?) and want to enjoy the mobility of a tablet for a modest price- the MeMO will be an extremely attractive choice.
See the full specs of the MeMO by clicking HERE
With the penetration that the more expensive Samsung Galaxy tablets have gotten in the last year using the same Android platform, I fully expect that these ASUS offerings will be flying off the shelves and into the hands of everyone except the tablet power user and the Apple cultists. The only limitation I foresee to the MeMO's success remains to be seen in regards to the supply to meet what I expect to be a huge demand.
The only thing that remains to complete a perfect storm would be for Google to acquire RIM (should it's Blackberry 10 fail) and it's innovations in enterprise class security ... it's only a matter of time.
I hope Tim Cook doesn't have his "do not disturb" feature enabled on his iPhone when he gets
that news.
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