So many power points, so few abilities.

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Nice piece of tech. I'm more impressed by the new Blackberry Playbook. http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/blackberry-playbook-preview/

The iPad 2 should impress as well.

Sweet... Apple better start loosening things up (eg. no SD card, restricted carriers, tight software control, no flash, etc).

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Disagree. I had the displeasure of setting up my Mom's "loosened up" new Win7 Toshiba laptop over Xmas. God, the layers of crappy "value added software" (spamware) from Toshiba, Norton etc I had to remove was awful. Tight control of all layers of the software stack AND the hardware results in a better end-user experience.

Keep it tight and sweet Apple.

>> ^vaporlock:

Sweet... Apple better start loosening things up (eg. no SD card, restricted carriers, tight software control, no flash, etc).

>> ^dag:

Disagree. I had the displeasure of setting up my Mom's "loosened up" new Win7 Toshiba laptop over Xmas. God, the layers of crappy "value added software" (spamware) from Toshiba, Norton etc I had to remove was awful. Tight control of all layers of the software stack AND the hardware results in a better end-user experience.
Keep it tight and sweet Apple.

Would it add complexity to allow flash or an SD card? I love that their operating system is simple, but they treat people who "open it up" for themselves like criminals. Most companies would benefit greatly from following Apple's model of simplicity, but that doesn't mean they have to exercise the same iron grip on available content.

That's all personal preference though. Android works well enough for me because I cut out anything I don't need. Others want something that "just works" without having to change anything. Either way, everyone is happier with better hardware. =)