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Re:This is how Apple rolls by jjs on Thursday May 13, 2010 @05:57PM (#1345841)
Eventually the platform will develop and mature, and perhaps in five years time or so, it might be powerful enough to replace a traditional computer for most people.

The frustrating thing is that it is powerful enough to be a computer for most people, but for non-technical reasons, Apple insists on keeping it Not A Computer.

Re:This is how Apple rolls by catch23 on Thursday May 13, 2010 @10:47PM (#1346399)
probably because Apple realizes that the computer is still too hard for the average joe to use. Macs might be easy, but my mom still has trouble getting the thing to find the printer -- and she's a chemistry professor at a top 20 university.
Re:This is how Apple rolls by vetinari on Friday May 14, 2010 @09:38AM (#1347288)
Well, she won't have problem finding the printer on the device, that can not print.