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5 Reasons Tablets Suck, and You Won't Buy One

Posted by timothy on from the for-some-values-of-you dept.

Crazzaper writes "When the iPad was announced, a lot of people who didn't care about tablets came out to bash Apple's new device. These same people said 'I would have bought it if it had a full OS,' but in reality full OS tablets existed before the iPad rumors even started. This article gives an interesting perspective on why this happened, and argues that there's five big reasons why more powerful tablets exists but no one cares."

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  1. Re:Battery life by AtariKee · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    It's simple low self-esteem, based on primal consumerism. There's therapy available for such issues...

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    "You're getting brutal, Sark. Brutal and needlessly sadistic."
    "Thank you, Master Control"
    -Sark and the MCP
  2. Re:niches by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    WTF are you talking about fan boy? My D250 has a 10" screen and is super slim. The smallest macbook pro is 13". Oh yeah, mine cost $300 so I don't care if I drop it, or if I throw it in my bag.