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____/ Sneaky Weasel on Friday 02 Sep 2011 18:46 : \____
> Hadron wrote:
>> Kari Laine <karitlaine@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>>> On 09/02/2011 03:24 PM, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>> ____/ chrisv on Friday 02 Sep 2011 13:05 : \____
>>>>
>>>>> Homer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Toshiba Unveils The Thinnest Honeycomb Tablet Yet, The
>>>>>>> 7.7mm-thick AT200
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's 1.1mm thinner than the Foxconn, erm, I mean "Apple"
>>>>>> iPants2, and
>>>>>> 0.2GHz faster too. The iPants2 also lacks USB and HDMI, relying
>>>>>> on some proprietary adaptor thing that costs extra and is limited
>>>>>> to 720p.
>>>>
>>>>> It sure makes it easier for the companies playing "catch up", when
>>>>> the market leader intentionally cripples their product, and is
>>>>> gouging their customers with expensive proprietary adaptors...
>>>>
>>>> Apple's problem is, its suppliers actually make all "Apple"-stamped
>>>> products. Sooner or later they do it themselves, with Linux, without
>>>> artificial limitations.
>>>
>>> Well for example FoxCon won't do it. They are a manufacturing outfit
>>> with, I think, no engineering department. But what is interesting
>>> that Apple ordered 20M iPad2s from them. What if market turns to
>>> Android in tablets...Apple might have some hardware on their hands...
>>
>> While we realise you're not very bright, I suspect Apple have a better
>> idea of the demand than a clueless idiot like you.
>
> Foxcon knows the process and can sell it to others.Do you think this never
> happens? Apple does not make any of its own stuff.
Samsung too. That was my point.
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