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From the rumours I've read, I'll be very surprised if the Tablet won't be based on the same money-making subscriber model as the iPhone.
Apple's days as a computer company are receding and Apple is increasingly becoming a purveyor of consumer gadgets, which offer higher margins, larger volumes and avoid any sort of embarrassing comparison with cheaper windows products. One thing is for sure - the Tablet won't be a MacBook with a different format. It'll be a locked-down vertically-integrated Apple gadget that won't be cheap in either the short or long-term. I'm also sure it'll be a nicely polished affair that will be quite desirable, though frankly I'm more excited by the Courier.
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