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Re: NEWS: Microsoft's dual-screen booklet shows 'face' on web • The Register

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From: SMS
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:41
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John Slade wrote:
> JC Dill wrote:
>> John Slade wrote:
>>> The iPad uses watered down everything and I don't know how well it 
>>> will do given the netbook market and how the typical netbook is far 
>>> more powerful and versatile than the iPad.
>>
>> Not everyone wants (or needs) the most powerful and versatile item.  
>> For many people, ease of use is far more important, 
> 
>        I think ease of use means you can go on the Internet and use 
> every web site without any problem. As it is, the iPad does not support 
> Adobe Flash and a lot of web sites use flash extensively.

Well maybe Apple is the only company that can make a stand against the 
extensive use of Flash.
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