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Originally Posted by Barcey
I must say I don't understand a lot of the negative comments. If you compare the base $499 model to the $489 Kindle DX based on capabilities, application expansion,open business model and functionality the iPad is going to appeal to a much larger market segment.
From what I've seen they've also managed to match or exceed the Amazon ease of use for purchasing ebooks.
It's not for everyone (myself included) but I can see a lot of people buying it and it's just going to grow the ebook market. It's all good to me.
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The Kindle has a very specialized, expensive screen. It can offer This thing is only a multimedia pad. It is not even a full fledged computer. Compare this to the netbooks for 300-500 and you realize that the ipad is not value for money. Apple has really disappointed a lot of people. If they had priced it about 200 US higher and offered a full fledged OSX system, then they would have something. But this is just a sad attempt to make money by offering something nobody really needs. It is not an all-in-one solution and it is not truly portable. At least the other tablets of this size are real computers.
Once the hype has settled they may have another Newton or Apple TV "success" on their hands.