Quotes

1. “ A lot of it is driven by cost and improvements in process and scale that bring down the cost of various technologies, which is why we saw a march towards higher megapixels in digital cameras, even though they had for most consumers reached the point of diminishing returns. ”

   By Ross Rubin

2. “ Because a smartphone has a cellular connection that consumers are willing to pay for because of the mobile voice functionality that it enables, handsets have had a leg up versus various 3G connected electronics. ”

   By Ross Rubin

3. “ In terms of the overall market, we definitely see a blurring of the boundaries between color LCD-based devices that are marketed as eReaders, like the Pan Digital device and the Nook Color, that might be running the Android OS and may offer a limited selection of apps, but are still marketed as reading devices. ”

   By Susan Kevorkian

4. “ For Amazon and Barnes & Noble, are a way for them to expand beyond their own branded devices to make access to their content easier and more flexible to more consumers. We see the branded device plus the app play as going hand in hand. ”

   By Susan Kevorkian

5. “ If you asked me a few years ago whether OEMs are trying to pack as much into a device as possible, I would have said absolutely not. ”

   By Kevin Burden

6. “ I think the reason why the tablet came around in a lot of ways is because of the realization of what a smartphone is and what it never will be. ”

   By Kevin Burden

7. “ The ability to use the cloud in connecting users to the content and information they need, when they want it, is essential to a seamless user experience. With the proliferation of wireless technologies, the move towards 4G/LTE, and Wi-Fi networks, the cloud has become a reality. ”

   By Iqbal Arshad

8. “ Motorola has stated that we would produce a tablet when we thought there was an OS that would deliver the right user experience. Google's Honeycomb delivers that robust tablet experience. ”