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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:If Bill says it, it must be true by MrMista_B · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    'Then we're going to fscking kill Google."'

    'fsking'? Really? Are you a child, or speaking to children?

    It's 'fucking'.

    What you meant to say is, 'Then we're going to fucking kill Google."

    Enough with the bullshit baby talk.

  2. Re:Battery life by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Trollin trollin trollin... Haters like you keep trollin'...

    WTF is it with you apple-hating slashtards, anyway? Different products exist because different tastes, needs, and desires exist. Fucking idiots...

  3. 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...

    --
    "You're getting brutal, Sark. Brutal and needlessly sadistic."
    "Thank you, Master Control"
    -Sark and the MCP
  4. 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.