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by colinprince·16y ago·view on hn ↗
I can hand around photos, movies, web pages.

This is a common enough use right now with the iPhone I recognize it immediately.

The fact that the screen is viewable from wide angles is not a coincidence me thinks.

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That's not a problem. Paint me the picture of when you REALLY wish you could hand around photos, movies, and web pages. 95% of the time, methinks, it's when you are NOT toting around a laptop/tablet (i.e. it's a smartphone problem).

I can see the market for road warriors who do demos and/or fly a lot, rich folk who love tech, etc. Other than, "I'd love to have one on my coffee table from time to time", I don't see a draw for most people that'd cause them to cough up $600-$1000.

And, for the record, the "it's a computer for non-geeks" argument is pretty weak, IMO. My parents HATE onscreen touch keyboards and print everything.