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Is better than a REAL computer?

hkphooey

Jan 28, 2010, 2:23 PM
Can that Maxipad thingy run multiple programs?

Can it run Quark or Indesign?
Can it run Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop? Or even Adobe FLASH?

Can it burn DVDs, CDs or even use a Terrabyte drive?

Hell...can it even run any OS X programs at all?

Can it run Firefox? Chrome?

How about Mac the Ripper?

Does it have HDMI output?

My Macbook Pro can and it doesn't even have the lame "i" in front of the name.

Move along....nothing to see here.
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iamajim

Jan 28, 2010, 3:43 PM
Actually, it doesn't need to be 'cuz it's not supposed to be. As someone else very astutly pointed out here it's a "Content Consumer", meaning it's really taking dead aim at Amazon/Kindle; it's a glorified book reader!!
Apples lining up of all the publishers before release should have been our tip off, this is made to link AppleCores up with the World Wide Web through it's istore where you can buy, duh, books, newspapers, download videos, watch utube, whatever entertains you. It's an entertainment device and as such they are going to end up selling a hellof a lot of them.
They will end with the last laugh I'm afraid. Making money is the real name of the game. If you want a computer, well, they'll be glad to sell you one of those too, fo...
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Murphy

Jan 28, 2010, 7:46 PM
im willing to bet there is a large price difference between your mac book pro and the ipad

I do agree with you that i thing is stupid and why is it everywhere
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