Thread: iPad This sums up the iPad for me
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Old 01-29-2010, 10:26 AM   #96
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Originally Posted by wallcraft View Post
We will know within a month or so, when Apple starts approving (or not) iPad apps.
Exactly.

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The best argument I can think of against banning these apps (from Apple's point of view, remember they will be giving up ebook revenue) is that the iPhone apps will work "as is" and are harder to ban retroactively, so is it worth preventing custom apps when iPhone apps work anyway.
Agreed. Basically it boils down to 'is the (potential) loss of revenue worth the effort/potential bad PR', especially if they retroactively ban the iPhone apps (or use some other method to stop them from running on the tablet but allow them to run on the phone). As you say, we'll know which way they decided in a month or two when we see what gets approved.

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There is no doubt that the iPad is a better ebook reading device if it has multiple ebook apps available.
Agreed completely. Another advantage is that it makes it an e-book reading device for people outside the US, since the iBook store seems to be US-only for now from what we've seen.
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