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You're confusing what I'm saying. The Crunchpad is a dead project. What I meant to say was that a year ago we thought they would be competing and that Apple's tablet would be the superior albeit pricier.

The irony I'm mentioning here is that if the Crunchpad had launched, the iPad would be inferior in every way: feature set, pricing, etc.

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I understand, but if the Crunchpad had actually launched, perhaps something about the iPad would have also been different? Maybe Apple would have delayed it, or added some of the features/functions they are holding back for V2 to the initial release.

The Crunchpad has really never been more than vaporware (in essence). So any speculation about coulda/woulda/shoulda comparisons is kind of a pointless effort.

The history of the tech landscape is littered with visions and reality. I don't mean to be overly critical of your post, I'm just saying that I've long given up on comparing Vendor X's spec sheet or demo video to Vendor Y's actual shipped item.