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This tablet is hard to swallow

In print on 1 January 2010

I never fully believed the Apple Tablet was real until I heard these words on my iPhone: ‘It’s [name withheld], I work for Apple and I can confirm that, yes… I’ve read the rumour websites too. We’re all really excited and just waiting for Steve to tell us to start making it.’

Some commentators believe the tablet is the natural successor to the Newton MessagePad. So it’ll arrive five years late, do less than everyone thought and cost a fortune, and the only thing it’ll be remembered for is that Doonesbury took the piss out of it.

Publisher Condé Nast has already announced it’s developing digital magazines for the device, despite not knowing what it is. The company is also said to be looking at a machine created by a woman in Oregon that harnesses the power of crystals… continue reading at www.macuser.co.uk

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