It seems that PlayBook is playing up its business-user angle, calling it the "world's first professional tablet," according to a New York Times article. Besides being smaller and lighter, the main differences that are being highlighted are PlayBook's compatibility with Flash for video and interactive content, its dual cameras, and that it can mirror a BlackBerry's data via Bluetooth (including the systems that companies use to monitor and control employees' devices).
Here is a comparison of the PlayBook, iPad and Samsung's Galaxy Tab.
Although a Kindle app is on the way, it seems that the biggest challenge in a two-sided market remains getting developers to expand quickly BlackBerry's app offerings.
As a strategy that makes sense: Blackberry was never going to be the hottest smartphone, but their position as the main choice for business was brilliant. iPhone gets the cool kid cred but companies buy a whole lot of BBs. Looks like they're going to continue that approach.
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