You both
raise interesting, fair points. I would ask, though - is a tablet really as niche as you think? One argument against netbooks is that they're glorified web browsers. No multifunction, small screen etc etc. Essentially a similar featureset to a smartphone.
Imagine a device the size of a netbook, but with scaled up spec. If something the size of the iPhone can hold a 600MHz CPU, 64MB of RAM and a 16GB HDD, then I'd expect at least 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD. A release date of a year from now would make that produceable for less than a grand I should think.
The key to the proposition is the ease of use and convenience. No unfolding the screen. No bootup time, however brief. Take it off hold and use it. Pop out a keyboard or just navigate using the screen. I'd pay for one of those babies!
