I love it how people always assume that their point of view is shared by the majority of other people. I for my self was holding of for a while on purchasing a Kindle, because I wanted to see what Apple has in stock. The day after the iPad announcement I ordered a Kindle, because the iPad has a backlit screen! I just want to read books for hours and not some flashy media interaction. Books allow me to actually use my own imagination. And every book I read gives me access to a unique place, because it is created by my own imagination. But that is just my view as a book lover and therefore I don't assume that everyone else prefers books and I don't declare the iPad an utter failure. I am sure the iPad will revolutionize the mobile media experience for a lot of people. But there are also a lot of people out there who don't care, or even don't know about the iPad.
Just my 2 cents
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