Comment Re:I don't get tablets (Score 1) 243
I think part of it is the same as the success of game consoles. They are single purpose* devices which are simple to use and which just work. Looking up a website on a computer is in some way a complex task, requiring that you wait for the computer to boot, hoping windows don't fuck up things or show popup messages users don't understand. With a tablet they just click on the icon and access the internet.
*The purpose being consumption of content from the net, and simple games.