Apple software Store policy or impact on Tablet PC sales

"Sina Science and Technology" Beijing time August 9 Morning news, according to foreign media reported in Saturday, Apple this week for the App Store a series of measures caused the users and developers dissatisfaction. Industry insiders believe that this authoritarian attitude of Apple will affect the rumors of the upcoming sale of the Apple tablet computer.

This week, bloggers reported that Apple had reviewed the iphone dictionary software ninja words. Apple previously blocked Google's voice software for the iphone. In the previous incident, Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president, Schiller a letter to clarify.

Michael Scalisi, PC World columnist, says Apple needs to rethink policy if Apple plans to Mack Scanlis the App Store for the upcoming tablet. Although Apple products are popular, users will be more cautious when buying Apple products if they realize that Apple will decide what software the App Store can offer based on their preferences.

In the latest report, Jaffray analyst Gine Monster Piper, an investment agency, estimates that Apple will sell 2 million Tablet PCs in 2010 to get 1.2 billion dollars in revenue. So Apple is not expected to take any risky action in the tablet sector.

Mack Scanlis said the Apple tablet will fill the gap between smartphones and fully functional laptops, such as the iphone. Although portable devices often have many limitations when installing software, users do not want manufacturers to tell them which software can be installed and which are not.

The rumored Apple tablet will use a 10-inch display, which is the same as most netbooks. And most netbooks use Windows to run any program developers are willing to write. In addition, the Apple tablet is expected to be one times more than the average netbook, so consumers will not want to spend more money and be more restricted.