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The iPad and its competitors may be killing the second computer in the home.

Maximum News has a new survey from technology business research saying the iPad will

displace many consumers secondary computers creating a third major

device category for personal computing and connectivity.

The study points to the success of the Apple tablet as a demonstration that the consumer

seeks quick, easy email and web access via a device that features more portability than a laptop while providing instant on and more

usability than a smartphone. Although laptops will lose some ground to tablets, TBR believes the market will support all three device

styles for computing and connectivity, those being the laptop, the tablet and the

smartphone. Ezra Godehill, senior analyst at TBR, says the rise of tablets is a clear signal of consumers

desire for different forms of information consumption.

tablet devices such as the iPad will shake up the personal computing ecosystem

and the personal computer market.

tablets will display sales of consumers secondary laptops

while their primary computer will continue to maintain its role

for tasks such as document creation, storing files, and editing photographs. The

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