So That iPad Tablet Design Was Just Obvious, Eh?

Consumers don’t want tablets, they want iPads.

We put forth that theory earlier this summer, noting that anyone who hopes to compete in the tablet market must do so by peddling products similar to iPad. What we neglected to mention, though, was that the industry clearly knows this. To wit, this handy illustrative graphic whipped up by SockRolid at MacRumors that shows what tablets looked like before and after the debut of the iPad.

[Image credit: MacRumors via Daring Fireball]