Why people don't buy TabletPCs

Engadget has a short piece by a Jupiter Research analyst that explains why TabletPC hasn't done as well as many expected. Conclusion: people don't care about the price, but they don't feel (or don't know) they need the extra features.
 
Note that there's no mention of speech at all in the responses Jupiter got to their survey.  People think about handwriting recognition, note taking, and even the hi-res screen before they think about speech.
Published 26 September 04 11:30 by sprague

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# casey chesnut said on September 26, 2004 6:35 AM:
did notice that as well. that might change if more Tablets start coming out with microphone arrays. i believe Motion has one out now.
# mike said on September 26, 2004 10:09 AM:
For most users, maybe speech isn't that important. Speech shouldn't be specific to a tablet pc either. I just don't think Microsoft really understands what most customers want or need.
# Smeghead said on September 26, 2004 12:27 PM:
Because the ONLY ppl that need them are those for data entry or they can use CHEAPER handheld PSION type devices for stock entry etc or form entry or those that want specalised devices for warehousing etc and art like these.

These are what you are competing against with the TabletPC.

Warehousing and data entry http://www.lxe.com/products/handheld.asp

Art and design http://www.wacom-europe.com/uk/products/cintiq/index.asp
# Smeghead said on September 26, 2004 12:28 PM:
Not forgetting this device also http://www.wacom-europe.com/uk/products/pl/index.asp

This is what you are competing against with the Tablet PC
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