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Anything the iPad can do, Linux can do better.
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| The Apple iPad has finally arrived, and,
| as I predicted a while back, it's really
| just a big iPod Touch. That's great. I
| love my iPod Touch. But, really, is there
| anything here that Linux can't do just as
| well for less money?
|
| [...]
|
| Besides the Moblin/Atom boxes, you'll also
| see iPad-like tablets using ARM processors
| and Google's Android 2.0 take on Linux
| coming out at about the same time. Android
| 2 vendors, like Motorola with its Droid,
| have always targeted the iPhone. The iPad
| will just be another arena for their
| battle.
|
| And, last, but by no means least, there's
| Google with its Chrome operating system.
| It's going to take longer to come to the
| market then the others but I can see
| Chrome Linux powered netbooks giving the
| iPad trouble as well as giving the
| traditional desktop market fits.
|
| All that taken into consideration, I'm
| also still sure that the iPad will be
| wildly popular. Apple products, when Apple
| puts its mind to it, usually are very
| successful... for users who have the money
| for the shiniest new toys. In the longer
| run though I'm willing to bet that
| collectively the Linux-powered
| entertainment tablets will end up having
| more customers.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/15487/anything_the_ipad_can_do_linux_can_do_better
Is the iPad 'iBad for freedom'?
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| In an online petition and an open letter
| to Steve Jobs, the open source
| organisation says: "The iPad's
| unprecedented use of DRM to control all
| capabilities of a general purpose computer
| is a dangerous step backward for computing
| and for media distribution. We demand that
| Apple remove all DRM from its devices."
|
| Defective by Design.org is a campaign of
| the Free Software Foundation. GNU founder
| Richard Stallman is its president.
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http://www.techworld.com.au/article/334196/ipad_ibad_freedom?fp=2&fpid=1&rid=1
Apple iPad spanked with Defective by Design protest
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| Not everyone is drooling about Apple's
| soon-to-be-launched tablet. Members of the
| anti-DRM group Defective by Design were
| protesting Wednesday morning outside
| Apple's tighty controlled launch event,
| handing out cards mocking Apple's
| invitation, with Apple's tagline "Come see
| our latest creation" replaced with "Come
| see our latest restriction."
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/27/defective_by_design/
Jeremy Allison:
Apple Announces new iShackle (tm) ! (Score:2)
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1527002&cid=30926018
Tim Bray:
Nothing Creative
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| Compared to my laptop, the iPad lacks a
| keyboard, software development tools,
| writersâ tools, photographersâ tools, a
| Web server, a camera, a useful row of
| connectors for different sorts of wires,
| and the ability to run whatever software I
| choose. Compared to my Android phone, it
| lacks a phone, a camera, pocketability,
| and the ability to run whatever software I
| choose. Compared to the iPad, my phone
| lacks book-reading capability,
| performance, and screen real-estate.
| Compared to the iPad, my computer lacks a
| touch interface and suffers from excessive
| weight and bulk.
|
| [...]
|
| For creative people, this device is
| nothing.
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http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2010/01/27/iPad
Apple bribes Cringely to rave about it... and Jason Calacanis too:
Apple tablet costs $600 to $800, says beta tester
http://www.techworld.com.au/article/334128/apple_tablet_costs_600_800_says_beta_tester?fp=2&fpid=1&rid=1
Apple's tablet and the media hype machine
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| The principle behind the Apple tablet
| hype-excitement-burnout cycle is nothing
| new, of course; we've seen this happen
| time and time again (see: the weeks
| leading up to every other Apple event in
| recent history). Whether you're an Apple
| fan or an Apple hater, odds are you've by
| now reached the point of saturation when
| it comes to the endless analysis of a
| product we don't actually know anything
| about.
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http://www.techworld.com.au/article/334028/apple_tablet_media_hype_machine?fp=2&fpid=1&rid=1
Google Routes Around App Store On The iPhone... Others Can Too
http://techdirt.com/articles/20100126/1808137909.shtml
Wait, Who Wants A Proprietary, Locked Down Device That Limits What You Can Do?
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| I honestly didn't have very much to say
| about Apple's introduction of the iPad,
| which seems like something of a non-event,
| really. However, it's fascinating to see
| some, such as Nick Carr, react to the
| device by suggesting that it's the
| beginning of the end of the "PC era" in
| favor of specialized proprietary devices
| that allow companies to lock things down,
| act as gatekeepers and, perhaps more
| importantly, tollbooths...
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1428067946.shtml
No, The Apple Tablet Won't Save Publishing Nor Will It End 'Free'
http://techdirt.com/articles/20100126/0709537899.shtml
15 reasons why the iPad is no game-changer
http://www.daniweb.com/news/story255990.html
This one is maybe running Linux:
MSI plans to launch an US$500 tablet PC in 2H10
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| Micro-Star International (MSI) is set to launch a Nvidia Tegra-based tablet PC in the
| second half of 2010 priced US$500,
| according to company sales director
| Sambora Chen.
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http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20100128PD214.html
Recent:
Defective by Design photo:
http://i.imgur.com/nUtZK.jpg
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