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Originally Posted by RevdKathy View Post
So let me get this right... first they sell you the screen. Then, when you realise that typing on a touchscreen takes up half the visible space, they sell you the keyboard as an 'accesssory'. Then you realise you need the screen to sit upright so you can see it while you type, so they sell you a stand as another 'accessory'.

By which time you've paid out a small fortune and got... a netbook. Costing extra if you want 3g (whereas a netbook can take a 3g dongle from your network of choice).

You know what? Whatever it is technically, it's genius marketting!
Its funny. We've talked here about modular computing, and some have stated that it wouldn't be successful. Apple does it... ba da bing.. now its successful (marketing-wise anyways).
 

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