Will software make or break the Tablet PC?
eWeek | at | by Mike
As of tomorrow, the fate of the Tablet PC is out of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' hands. Unlike one of Gates' previous pet projects, the ill-fated Microsoft "Bob" social-computing interface, the success or failure of the Tablet is dependent on the PC vendors and ISVs (independent software vendors) writing the apps that will run on top of Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.
About 10 consumer PC vendors are expected to trot out their wares at the New York City Tablet PC unveiling. At least two dozen software vendors-including Microsoft's own Office division-will be showing versions of their Tablet wares. Some ISVs are looking to broaden the "information worker" target that Microsoft has set for the devices. Others see vertical markets as a prime Tablet market.