jim said:
>   I think there is some argument for the Android Tabs
>   being the machine of the future.

really?


>   The Samsung Galaxy Tab is getting there

not really.  have you read _all_ of the reviews?


>   as is the ebook reader software available on the Androids.

software shouldn't be hard.

unless you have to work around
a million different permutations
of the hardware, a la android...

i'm not saying it can't be done...

but i _can_ say that it ain't easy.

and software shouldn't be hard.


>   But $600 is pretty pricy for a tablet reader
>   [that actually supports the Android Marketplace]
>   vs. $150 for a netbook offering more storage and functionality. 

the price-difference indicates to me that
you're comparing two different products,
with different expectations and so forth...


>   Now, if only one *could* tear off the keyboard.

unless your operating system was built to be
touch-oriented from the ground up, it really
is a lot more difficult than deleting a keyboard.

and that's why apple is now moving _toward_
the place where its i.o.s. can operate the mac.
but they aren't there yet.  and the copycats are
-- as you would expect -- even farther back...

-bowerbird