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Originally Posted by island911
Yeah, I've always considered it more of McD's 'fries & coke' model. That is, just as you have pointed out, your HP Slate comes with a nice case and such, whereas Apple charges quite a lot extra.
One of the other downsides to that McD's 'fries & coke' model (for the consumer) is that features like kickstand are somehow barnacled on. ...and are heavy, and don't play well with other after-thought add ons.
I compare again an ipaid to that old Samsung of mine. Mine has a nice (light) integrated kickstand. It also has a nice lanyard that is designed to double as a cinch-strap (locking to two points on the back). .which keeps the device firmly against even an open hand. --Apple has both of those features as add-on products. ...but you have to pay more for each, they add quite a bit of weight, and compete for space (can't both exist on the product).
imo - the ipad all makes for a not-so-Happy-meal.
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Actually, it even goes back to the original days of the Apple ][. They couldn't get the unit to pass FCC classification due to interference from the RF modulator. So they sold it without the RF modulator, and then you could buy the RF modulator separately. If it caused interference, well, that was the user's problem...
I think the iPad, iPhone, iPod, etc are well executed. But I have always found other devices which did the same thing, for a lot less money.