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Re: Tablet Wars Begin in Earnest
Posted by: Paul Hartsock 2011-03-05 07:58:55

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The iPad 2 has made its entrance, and by next week it'll go up for grabs. There's been a lot of anticipation for what Apple would do with its next tablet now that rivals have showed up with their own tablets that beat the original iPad's specs -- granted, they were mostly demo units. Steve Jobs himself showed up to kick off the proceedings. They opened with a reference to iBooks and how Apple just signed on Random House as a participating publisher. Could be a bid to reassure customers who are worried that its strict purchasing rules will squeeze Kindle out of the App Store.

Content farms
Posted by: dsarokin 2011-03-05 08:04:26 In reply to: Paul Hartsock

Paul...with all the hyperbole, doom-saying and downright hysteria out there about content farms in general, and eHow, in particular, I can hardly tell you how refreshing it is to read a thoughtful, common-sense take on the topic.

Thanks so much.

David Sarokin