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YaWhateva · 04-03-2010, 08:07 PM

Well, Steve Jobs at the unveiling said, of netbooks, "They're not better at laptops than anything, they're just cheaper." That to me sounds like he's calling out the netbook market. If it was touted as a better ereader I wouldn't have had a problem, I would have still thought it was a poor replacement but at least that's a good comparison. an ereader with an LED screen? Oh man, my eyes.

Getting any sort of functionality out of the iPad's keyboard other than typing a very short email or a website address is not fun.

I agree that netbooks are a pretty dumb idea but lots of people bought into that idea and netbooks do a hell of a lot more than the iPad.

As I said, the HP Slate or the Courier seem to be much stronger products.

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YaWhateva Friend Location: New Mexico	Well, Steve Jobs at the unveiling said, of netbooks, "They're not better at laptops than anything, they're just cheaper." That to me sounds like he's calling out the netbook market. If it was touted as a better ereader I wouldn't have had a problem, I would have still thought it was a poor replacement but at least that's a good comparison. an ereader with an LED screen? Oh man, my eyes. Getting any sort of functionality out of the iPad's keyboard other than typing a very short email or a website address is not fun. I agree that netbooks are a pretty dumb idea but lots of people bought into that idea and netbooks do a hell of a lot more than the iPad. As I said, the HP Slate or the Courier seem to be much stronger products. __________________ “If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.” - Bill O'Reilly "This is my United States of Whateva!" Last edited by YaWhateva; 04-03-2010 at 08:10 PM..