Why Apple Inc.'s iPad is so Great (NASDAQ:AAPL),(NYSE:HPQ),(NASDAQ:GOOG)

Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad, what is so great about it?  Time to buy Apple shares?  How about the HP's (NYSE:HPQ) upcoming Slate or the future Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) tablet?

Use it or lose it?  Forbes' editors weigh in on Apple's latest release.

(COMPUTERWORLD.COM) Top companies like Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) and Google Inc. (GOOG) planning to come out with tablet computers have a lot of work ahead of them if they want to compete with and beat Apple Inc.'s popular iPad device.

Google's plan for a tablet came out this week after CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly revealed some details during a party with friends. The New York Times reported Schmidt's slip that Google is experimenting with an Android-based device.

Meanwhile, HP last week started leaking information about its own Slate tablet computer in blog posts and in teaser videos posted on YouTube. Slate is expected to ship by mid-year.

(Learn more about the Slate as covered by WallStNation.com) Other companies are also entering the fray. Dell Inc. is reportedly developing the Streak, while Nokia Corp. and Lenovo Group are also working on tablets.

Right out of the box, each of these computers will have to face Apple's highly touted iPad, which was released amid a flurry of hype and excitement early this month. '

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SOURCE: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175618/Apple_s_iPad_isn_t_unbeat...