[chessplayer]

Oh, how the mainstream media would love that.

[MaryFromMichigan]

Ping!

[Ronin]

I think the iPad is going to flop.

And I am a Mac lover going all the way back to the Mac Plus.

The problems with the pad have already been hashed over a million times, so I am not going to do it again here. Suffice it to say, the niche it is designed for is just not big enough to support it.

[blu]

Oh, you must see this! the iPad vs. the OPad...very clever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3qiSXc1g3M

[sticker]

Apple's version of a netbook, in not going to end the internet “as we know it”. You can purchase netbooks that have more memory and use flash for half the price of the iPad. The only two things going for it are the Apple name and the data plan doesn't require a contract

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"But people waiting in line over the weekend to buy an iPad didn't seem bothered by Apple's restrictions. In fact, many prefer it."

I would be most of them are Democrats. Nanny staters want a nanny for their computer also.

I think this whole article is the MSM and Hollywierd's wet dream. That something could take the place of the internet where you could deliver your product to the consumer faster but you're still the only game in town...

[BitWielder1]

Nah. I think NPR would love to have a locked-in audience.
That's not how it is.
Apple is keeping a guard on the apps but the rest of the internet is wide open.
It's hardly the end of the internet.

[RJS1950]

Another overpriced bling toy from Jobs. The 300K sales went mostly to current Apple product users, they are already having wifi connection problems, has a basic at best tool set, no cloud support, has few of the practical capabilities that tablet computers have had for at least 6 years, email problems etc. It is little better than an overpriced Kindle but hey, its trendy and flashy and it costs a lot so it must be the best...right.

[Our man in washington]

The people who bet on more restrictive content have not been right in quite some time.

Back in the early nineties, a friend told me that soon, the only way anyone could listen to music would be on a “fee-for-song” basis. Every time you played a song, you’d have to pay some cash.

Man, I could have made some serious money on that bet...

[catnipman]

So, AOL is hip all over again, hey?

[dangerdoc]

bump

[exPBRrat]

I’m calling BS...it’s a niche thing and not for everyone.