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by rayval 6032 days ago
Yes there are a lot of tablets these days.

Why haven't they been successful?

For example: http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-N800-Portable-Internet-Tablet/si...
1 comments
jrockway 6032 days ago
Because it's ugly and requires a stylus. (You asked.)

Things like the Archos tablets are much more realistic. My Archos 5 is great for web browsing, and I am sure the Archos 9 is a fine computer replacement. It hasn't caught on yet because it's not for sale yet.

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