From the "it's about damn time" files, Dell posted a video on their Direct2Dell website this afternoon from VP Jeff Clarke, announcing a Dell Latitude Tablet by the end of the year. It took five years and "a LOT of engineering" to end up with a tablet that looks remarkably similar to Gateway's, right down to the button placements in the top corner. Hope you guys didn't blow the R&D budget on that one.
When asked how it felt to be the last major OEM to enter the Tablet market, Clarke said "I'm going to Disneyland!*"
In June 2005, I wondered if Dell would have a Tablet by the time Vista (Longhorn) was finished. Apparently that wasn't enough time. Does this mean we can finally say that the convertible notebook is a successful form factor?
*No, Clarke did not really say that, it was a joke. Engadget doesn't have the market cornered on "snarky" :).