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Folks are waiting for the first Android tablet to hit retail (not the oversized / undersized Dell Streak, mind you, but an iPad-sized one). It won't be an HTC tablet, we now know.

On Friday, Eric Lin, Global PR and online community manager for HTC, said this about HTC and tablets:

"We are always looking at it, but, right now, the whole idea is that in order to be successful with a tablet, you need to have something compelling. And not just a compelling form factor. [...]

You’ve seen how, at Computex, there were 80 different Android tablets. So if we just release an Android tablet, then we’re one of 81 [...] Whereas, if we have a compelling feature, a really compelling use, anything like that, then it’ll help us to stand out."

Apple seems to have already defined the tablet PC market, but in order to pull (drag?) folks away from the iPad, you do need a compelling product.

That appears to be happening in terms of Android vs. the iPhone, and HTC is key among the OEMs developing great Android phones. Based on this announcement, we can assume HTC will have something great up its sleeve in terms of a tablet, as well.