Thread: Microsoft Courier and Asus tablet 'e-readers'
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Old 10-02-2009, 12:12 AM   #6
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The courier concept video looks incredible, however Microsoft is somewhat adept at screwing up concepts. The courier file format would no doubt be proprietary, so I wonder how well you could share information with other platforms. From MS's track record they would lock it down so companies need to buy 10 courier devices to share data and that data can only go across to other MS devices.

I think the ASUS device would be more promising because any software would probably be linux based and very open, easily transferring data into other formats.

Also there have been more Apple tablet rumors, apparently Apple has been talking with newspapers and magazines recently eg. the new york times. They have no other reason for talking to those guys other than a forthcoming tablet afaik. Rumors still abound on sites like cnet/wired but they are talking somewhere before Jan 2010.
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