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The iPad vs. Microsoft's "Jupiter" Devices

harrymcc writes "A dozen years ago, Microsoft convinced major manufacturers to put Windows CE inside devices that looked like undersized touchscreen personal computers. The platform was code-named 'Jupiter' and shipped as Handheld PC Pro, and it flopped — it turned out that people wanted full-strength notebooks. But in retrospect, it was a clear antecedent of what Apple is doing — much more successfully — with the iPad."

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  1. Re:windows CE is the best by _Sprocket_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. WinCE killed my father. Prepare to die.

  2. Re:12 year old product compares to iPad, and couri by ChinggisK · · Score: 1, Funny

    Can I come over and go through your couch cushions?

  3. Re:12 year old product compares to iPad, and couri by Yvan256 · · Score: 2, Funny

    About 3 kg of brown Zunes per post.