[citation][nom]Flamango[/nom]MR. ROSS. You're an idiot. As an artist and a designer I'd KILL for this level of functionality and fluidity. ....without burdening it with "connectivity" and "special offers". It's so stupid. I'm sorry you aren't in agreement with me, maybe if you were our electronic devices would actually be cool and functional and specialized. Stupid, stupid, stupid.[/citation]
Er...i see your point, though i wish you wouldn't have been so strong in your approach.
[citation][nom]killerclick[/nom]I'm glad this didn't come out. It would've been another Zune to Apple's iPod. Why use advanced technology to replicate the functionality of ancient technology?[/citation]
To save trees, save space, lessen your load, etc. Also, think about it, we use touchscreen buttons instead of regular 40 year old (in concept) buttons. Isn't that a replication of ancient tech?
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This was a really good concept. They should have simply added the mail client. This could have been a great product. Maybe not for the general consumer, but, suitably priced, it would have been great for many professionals and especially students. I know a lot of people buying tablets and e-readers to avoid carrying books to college. This could have been great. And there's so much potential. It doesn't have to do a million things, could simply take notes and offer some communication ability (BBM-style cross-platform messenger along with mail to wi-fi/2G/3G data networks, video conferencing could have been dropped) and music (again, video playback could be 720p at the most). This would make a good e-reader too. Games could have been skipped entirely. This would also integrate nicely with Windows.
Sometimes i wish microsoft took risks that apple takes. Releasing this with the iPad would have split the market into two groups, content creation+mild consumption vs mostly consumption. Why do truly useful things rarely make it to production?