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		DrSprout on April 24, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The iPad, the Newton, & the "Of Course" Model of I... The aricle is neglecting the most important features of the iPad: video and wireless. It's like looking at a TI-83 and comparing it to a modern cell phone and wondering why nobody walked around with a TI-83 in their pocket except engineers.

ahoyhere on April 24, 2010 [–]

The expectations of the world in re: video and wireless were completely different in 1993. Were you there?

DrSprout on April 24, 2010 | [–]

What's your point? Such a device does not have a mainstream user base without wireless or video.

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