[maemo-users] iPad

[From: Gary]

low end netbooks pre-installed with Linux may be obtained for sub $200  
prices. that's cheaper than anything Apple or Nokia are offering in a  
comparable category & they don't require special SDKs. Apple's P.A.  
Semi talent will do wonders for Apple but it won't be much use  
elswhere as they're unlikely to license their SoCs to 3rd parties.

On Jan 28, 2010, at 7:25 PM, Will Marone <wjmarone at gmail.com> wrote:

> That article is making me rage. Fortunately, the readers
> and commenters for the site responded quickly with far
> more insight than the article's author.
>
> In a way Apple doing their own chip is brilliant. They get
> exactly what they want in the quantities they desire, and
> can strike special deals to be bleeding-edge. Which makes the
> hardware pretty impresssive, except for the display.
>
> I don't think I'd touch an iPad unless given one for free,
> and only then to jailbreak it. After all, there's a very
> good reason why I got my N900.
>
> On 1/28/2010 3:48 PM, Christer Eliasson wrote:
>> http://www.osnews.com/story/22805/Apple_s_A4_ARM_CPU_GPU/
>> Enough said ....