Oh, analysts! Is there anything you say?

By supporting the Windows 7 OS, Oak Trail tablets will blend more smoothly than the iPad into IT environments relying on Windows.

Right. Look, new hardware isn’t going to solve this problem. If users liked Windows-based tablets, why haven’t they been buying them? The tablets have been available for years. Why would users suddenly change their minds? “Uh, well, they’re faster now! With more Windows!” Uh-huh. And that’s supposed to make people forget that those tablets are still running an OS that’s not optimized for touch. Sure.

“There’s a security story that plays well in corporate. IT managers will be much friendlier to a Windows tablet than to an iOS one,” said Roger Kay, president at Endpoint Technologies Associates. “Windows tablets will likely appeal to commercial customers, who, for compatibility reasons, want to stay with Windows,” Kay said.

That’s so awesome the Macalope isn’t even going to deconstruct it. He’s just going to roll on it like a dog on a dead bird. (It’s just a thing we animals do. If you need to have it explained to you, you won’t understand.)