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Israel Repeals iPad Ban

Posted by timothy on from the please-take-it-out-of-your-bag-though dept.

SillySilly writes "The ban has been lifted: The Communications Ministry announced Saturday evening that starting Sunday it will allow Apple's iPad tablet computer into the country, following two weeks of confiscations and confusion."

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  1. US made laptops? by NotQuiteReal · · Score: 4, Interesting

    US made laptops -- Got a link?

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    This issue is a bit more complicated than you think.
  2. Re:I swear by gyrogeerloose · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Sometimes it seems like Slashdot posts stories about Israel for no other reason than to get people to start arguing. Come to think of it, the same goes for Apple

    No maybe about it, Slashdot does post stories--and not only about Israel--for no other reason than to get people to start arguing. In fact, I've learned that if I purposely word a submission in a way that will stir up a controversy, it's much more likely to get used. I did exactly that this past week with a submission about Apple possibly buying ARM Holdings by adding a slightly paranoid-sounding sentence about Apple being "able to control who gets to use the processors (and, more importantly, who doesn't)." Totally unnecessary, but I knew that it would help get the submission chosen, and it was.

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