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GHFigs16y ago· 3 in thread

How do you get the text you're reading right now on your computer without being able to plug in a USB drive?

That just means a device for people who have very few technical skills will need a near-constant and perfectly working internet connection to be passably useful.

jonny_noog16y ago

I would classify myself and quite technically skilled, and I still need a near-constant and perfectly working Internet connection to be passably useful. :P

GHFigs16y ago

I'm confused. How does skill level factor into it? And what is wrong with assuming that internet connections are usually available?

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rodyancy16y ago· 2 in thread

The iTunes stores! It is monopoly at its finest. Apple could eventually half the price if the masses by their books and software and rent or buy their movies all from Apple.

Eventually, there will be an iPad to Apple TV interface, and they can cut out the cable companies too.

Scary now that I think about it.

GHFigs16y ago

It is monopoly

In what market and by what definition?

Perceval16y ago

Grandparent is probably thinking along the lines of a local monopoly, analogous to an old company town: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town

The analogy is not perfect, since you can buy mp3s and movies and ebooks from other services. But on iPhones and iPads the barriers to getting content from non-iTunes sources is certainly higher than it otherwise would be on a regular Mac (or any other PC for that matter).

full disclosure: lifelong Apple user

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onedognight16y ago

They have a USB adaptor for loading photos. See http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/

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