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Re: Apple Table will be like Apple TV...

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____/ Anonymous on Tuesday 17 Nov 2009 18:01 : \____

> http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/technology/apple_tablet/index.htm
> 
> ..a complete flop.
> 
> Ever wonder why people only seem to remember Apple's hits but never its
> failures? And why is Apple hush hush about the 'success' of Apple TV?
> 
> A tablet is simply too predictable in terms of functionality,
> impractical and knowing Apple, too pricey to compete with $80 Linux
> netbooks (some of which will be tablets too).

Apple's products are successful among people with more money than taste, but
Apple does not exist in the vast majority of countries. That is why, according
to Microsoft[*], GNU/Linux has more desktop market share than Apple.

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[*] Steve Ballmer, public presentation, 2009

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