Originally Posted by ApK
I would more liberally consider something to be a dedicated device if it is clearly designed and optimized for the primary function, and other abilities are clearly less functional after-thoughts.
A KRZR phone is a dedicated phone despite it's piddly little camera and LCD display. An iPhone is not.
A Kindle (despite the awesome free 3g browser) is a dedicated reader, an iPad is not.
I think the defining characteristic should be "would most people consider buying this thing if they did not want the primary function?"
Would they buy an iPhone if they didn't talk on the phone much? Sure...pictures, videos, easy messenging, Angry Birds.
A KRZR? Probably not.
Would most people consider buying an iPad or Android tablet even if they didn't care about ebooks? Sure, they might want a portable web browser.
A Kindle? Probably not.
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