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point to any tablet you can go out and buy right now as an alternative to an ipad that is on part with the ipad. you can't. yes, there are tons of pc tablets out there, but are they as thin? light? have an equal display? the same battery life? meet the same performance?
i'm not asking for a better device, just one that is on-par with the ipad. simple fact is, you can't. yes. companies have promised equal or better devices are coming soon but until you can run down to best buy and pick one up, it's simply talk at this point.
the joojoo? unfortunately the reviews on that are trashing it. large. unwieldy. poor battery life. poor operating system. and it isn't much more than a web-tablet. without an internet connection the joojoo is a slab of metal and glass. you can use your ipad on a plane at 30,000' with no internet, run apps, listen to music, read books, watch movies.
yes, tablets have been around for years, but it took apple to release one to kick other manufacturers in the ass an get them to start developing more than just a laptop with folded back screen. we had cell phones too before apple came to the game and look what the iphone's release did to kick-start innovation. microsoft is still playing catch-up in the phone OS game, palm couldn't compete, and RIM is floundering. google is the only company who brought forth any competition and it took them a few years to catch up and i'm glad they did, it will keep both the iOS and Android innovating instead of languishing like Windows Mobile did. i don't expect apple to sit back and relax on the iPad either. iOS will continue to develop and the hardware will continue to improve, just as the iPhone did these past 4 years.
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