Interesting that Gates downplays the iPad as just a reader. It is understandable why he would do that however. Still it is a little dishonest that he doesn’t give credit. None of these ideas of a portable connected tablet are new.
by CATR The (iPod)Touch(i)Pad [Via asymco] The world’s largestPCcompany just launched a “media tablet[1] “. Conflating theiPod Touch and iPad brands into “TouchPad” HP joins RIM in announcing an integrated OS/device product to compete as a platform vs. iOS and Android (and to some degree even against Windows). There are others waiting in the wings. Presumably, Microsoft is hard at work to release a tablet-compatible Windows sometime near the mi … Read More
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