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Originally Posted by arkietech
I heard Rupert Murdoch say this morning during the Daily News announcement, a new iPad app, that the laptop is dead..replaced by the iPad.
I like to do what pleases me .. not Apple.. I have written off the ipad. The iPad is totally controlled by Apple. You get what Apple or Rupert wants you to get or what will let them dig deeper into your pocket.
I like products like calibre and Sigil that "Let you manage". I use a HP mini and Nook for PC for an ereader and really like it. Having a PC for a reader allows me to use my custom Bible reader and other software that is not and never will be available on iPad.
I don't want to lose this freedom. If there are others that feel this way, it is time to speak up!
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No and yes.
It really is irrelevant what device you choose to use. I suspect you'll always have a choice. The amount of personal freedom you have is limited to the amount of bandwidth and energy any one of several parties is willing to invest in you.
Even if you decide that you want to live "off-grid" then there's a different set of rules, but by the fact that you are 'off-grid' you are an anomaly anyway. Such is life.
I wouldn't rely on Rupert for my tech predictions, I mean, he bought MySpace right?