[sjmulder]

From what I remember, tablets before the iPad looked rather different[1]. The full glass/plastic front hadn’t really been tried. Early [Apple tablet mockups[1][2] based on the iPod touch, though close, lacked the thick black border and the now iconic home screen. Those features are now considered obvious, but clearly, they really weren’t.

1: http://i.eho.st/pj6inev7.jpg, 2: http://i.eho.st/pjmwl2m3.jpg, 3: http://i.eho.st/pjlqdsyx.jpg

[nextparadigms]

So does that mean Apple now has a monopoly on capacitive tablets with slim bodies? It's still ridiculous when you think about it. That's how competition happens in a given market - by building similar features. Apple does it, too.

[vacri]

It's sad that the word 'iconic' now means 'full of icons'...