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Old 07-20-2010, 12:39 PM   #70
Maggie Leung
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Wise words, Maggie Leung...
"What's good today may not be tomorrow."
This is why I thought the title of this thread to be presumptuous.
For me, tablets are the present and future, till something better comes along. Dedicated e-readers are of very limited use to me.

On a tablet, I can read all the online news I like, watch related multimedia and buy books from a variety of sources without the hassle of converting. As with the NYT story I mentioned above, iPad let me:

* Read on NYT.com.
* Watch a related video, on which a hedge fund guy, a Nobel winner and a Spanish finance official discussed the Greek economic fiasco.
* Google for a book mentioned in the NYT story.
* Download from a book site to the Stanza app, on which I can adjust a bunch of formatting, font and brightness settings to my liking.

I used to read news and books on netbook and Kindle. For me, a tablet is the best combination of form factor and wide access to content. Yeah for lots of choice. It'll be even better when other tablet makers start delivering.

Last edited by Maggie Leung; 07-20-2010 at 12:47 PM.
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