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    Apple's Rejected, Prehistoric (i.e. 1990) Tablet Device
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    Image of Niko Bellic Niko Bellic
    10/28/09

    In reply to Apple's Rejected, Prehistoric (i.e. 1990) Tablet Device
    I can't wait for this shit to come out and make reading real books on the subway even more retro-chic than it is right now. #apple
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    10/28/09

    In reply to Apple's Rejected, Prehistoric (i.e. 1990) Tablet Device
    Handwriting recognition was an extremely difficult issue -- hence the Palm alphabet. Putting off the tablet meant not grappling with recognition. #apple
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    Image of Cynical Media Bitch Cynical Media Bitch
    10/28/09

    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: It still is a ballbreaker, if my experience is any guide. #apple
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    Image of Astigmatism Astigmatism
    10/28/09

    In reply to Apple's Rejected, Prehistoric (i.e. 1990) Tablet Device
    But in the six years since 2003, it's no longer only rich guys that have plenty of other PCs and devices. Look around a college campus and you'll see 40% of the kids carrying Blackberries or iPhones; every subway car has at least one person reading a Kindle. Now that you can pick up a perfectly functional laptop for $500, a computer isn't a $2,000 uses-up-my-tech-budget-for-five-years type of purchase any more. #apple
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    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    10/28/09

    @Astigmatism: It still astounds me when I pick up my sister from school and see a kid whip out his iPhone... then, only a minute later, whip out his blackberry. Now, is this for good measure, or is it just ridiculous? Or am I becoming an old fart at the ripe age of 25? #apple
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    Image of Astigmatism Astigmatism
    10/28/09

    @Conchie Birdie: No idea why a kid in school would have both, that just sounds dumb. I have both b/c my job requires me to have a Blackberry and won't allow me to get work email on my iPhone. #apple
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    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    10/28/09

    @Astigmatism: Thank you, I was wondering if I was out-of-touch with college-agers already! #apple
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    Image of jrhys jrhys
    10/28/09

    @Conchie Birdie: Drug dealing. #apple
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    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    10/29/09

    @jrhys: Heynow, trying to think the best of the situation... PLUS, I do not recall any dealers with multiple razrs during my time... #apple
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    Image of resipsaloquacious resipsaloquacious
    10/28/09

    In reply to Apple's Rejected, Prehistoric (i.e. 1990) Tablet Device
    How did Apple convince Michael Jackson to be the hand model? #apple
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    10/28/09

    @resipsaloquacious: What, all black hands look alike to you? #apple
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    Image of resipsaloquacious resipsaloquacious
    10/28/09

    @bytememehard: Of course not. But where do you see two black hands? Let me guess, you never heard the rumor as to why he wore his glove? #apple
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    Edited by resipsaloquacious at 10/28/09 1:20 PM resipsaloquacious was starred resipsaloquacious was unstarred
    Image of norbizness norbizness
    10/28/09

    In reply to Apple's Rejected, Prehistoric (i.e. 1990) Tablet Device
    I remember the Newton, or at least the cartoon form of the Newton that Nelson Muntz threw at Martin Prince. Was that a real product? #apple
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    Image of nirreskeya nirreskeya
    10/28/09

    @norbizness: I remember them being liquidated at Best Buy. #apple
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    Image of hamburgerhotdog hamburgerhotdog
    10/28/09

    @norbizness: They seemed to garner a hardcore fanbase among the few people who liked them. An apparently there's a link between them and evernnote: [www.businessweek.com] #apple
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    10/28/09

    @norbizness: indeed it was: [en.wikipedia.org]) #apple
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