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Originally Posted by scveteran
I have to disagree with you. The 7 inch screen allows me to read something. I can't do that on my phone. Any of us with low vision just can't do that.
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There little question that a 7 inch iPad would be a very nice portable ebook reader. I imagine that Apple could make one about the size of a Sony 505 or 600.
But the problem is that a 7 inch iPad would not be a very good iPad. Or at least, that's the way Steve Jobs sees it, & I tend to agree when I think of the way I use my iPhone & iPad.
If you are carrying an iPhone around, AND you are not a person who reads ebooks, why would you carry a 7 inch iPad as well?
The problem those of us on this forum have is that we are biased toward the reading function of electronic devices, and that function would be well served at the 7 inch mark. But for the far larger group of people who do not use electronic devices for reading, a 7 inch iPad is a poor phone, and does not seem to me to be worth the price for what it delivers when compared to larger tablets, or dedicated gaming devices.
But I must confess that I reely reely hope that those cynics who think that this is just some form of misdirection by Jobs, who will spring forth at some point with a 7 inch iPad done right, are correct. 'Cause I'd buy me one.