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phil on Jan 28, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: The iPad Big Picture

So do you contend that there are other companies that could build a device comparable to the iPad?

Who are they? Why aren't we hearing about their competitive offerings?

jodrellblank on Jan 28, 2010 [–]

http://gizmodo.com/5440207/netbook-tablets-get-capacitive-mu... looks pretty interesting.

You can argue the details about whether an atom chip is a good alternative, but as a whole it's certainly in the right size, weight, battery life, touchscreen technology, modern OS and price ranges to make a worthy comparison.

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