[dsuriano]

In regards to competing with Apple, I feel like a lot of people forget the advantage that Apple's retail stores give them. The Apple retail stores give people an opportunity to use iPads preloaded with software in a nice shopping environment.

How will Samsung (and others) reach the average consumer with these new tablets? Will Best Buy just stick them in the middle of 4 other tablets with price tags?

[bryanlarsen]

Sounds like an opportunity for Best Buy competitors. There's no reason stores other than Apple can't deliver a nice shopping experience.

Not an easy problem, though: people will just browse and evaluate at your store, and then order online.

Solution: aggressively charge for shelf space, just like grocery stores do for end cap placement.