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[imho]

ibc,

You really think Nokia is the horse to bet on?

What makes you think it wasn't Nokia who is betting on the Intel horse?

BTW - Another article on the Intel Classmate, which you have yet to comment on (I think?)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20003576-1.html

The iPad, feature wise, is rather mediocre. What tips the scales heavily in the other direction, however, are 2 things:

1) the 10+ battery life
2) and perhaps the biggest factor, it's excellent UI

To a smaller extent, the application development momentum.

The above, Apples fanatics, and the fact that next gen competitive products have yet to hit the market, makes it look like a grand slam. I think it is a great product, and by any measure, will succeed. But it will carve out a niche market, I think. It will not take over.

IMHO