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January 27, 2010 at 4:42pm
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Reblogged from llimllib

The iPad is Trying to Beat the Internet

llimllib:

Apple wants you to write apps instead of websites. They’re saying “we have a better UI, better devices, and you can actually make money in our ecosystem”. Pricing the iPad low is absolutely essential for them, because they need this to be a commodity device. I expect a price drop in a year, just like the iPhone had.

Long-term, they want to beat the internet at its own game. Scary.

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