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Speculation About An Apple Tablet
worm eater writes "The Register reports that Apple has filed for a European design trademark on a tablet computer. El Reg speculates that this could may make Apple Expo Paris more exciting that previously thought. Could this be the tech that finally brings the Mac desktop, iPod, and AirPort Express (and let's not forget the iPhone) together into the media household of The Future? (Of course, we've heard speculation about this before.)"
Everyone is already complaining about cost when Apple has yet to give any estimates. You can generally assume a Apple hardware product will cost 1.5-2X the amount of a generic manufactured PC of same speed. The apple will provide some features better. Some will argue features like a flowerpower colorway are worth 1.5x as much, others just want a reliable platform for photoshop. Apple can do this, but I really don't understand why this is news at all. If Compaq just announced they were going to make a new panel model, everyone would just shrug it off. Of course things are more important when apple does something, because they always think different. You know, apple is always first, no matter when they get their product to market.
"And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the World"
1 John 4:14
... in simple words, why you seem to be smoking crack while posting your comments?
A tablet has a keyboard, can be closed to protect the screen (though these ones don't run MacOS), and you can run Linux on it.
Obviously, a random Slashdot reader like myself is better at this than you are (and I'm not making one dollar a year plus benefits), but it would seem that you're not a very well-informed person.