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On 04/11/11 09:19, Gordon Henderson wrote:
On Fri, 4 Nov 2011, Anthony Williams wrote:And then there is the issue that it is an *iPad*. This is just as bad as buying Windows kit, if not worse. Apple keeps a very tight control over what is and isn't allowed to run on an iPad. If they wanted tablets (and I'm not sure that is a good idea, for the reasons above) then Android tablets would surely have been cheaper and a better prospect; at least Android is linux-based, and you are in full control over the device, rather than being held hostage to Apple.While I have feelings about the iPad issue, I have to say, based in my own recent experiences that being in full-control of an Android device is utter bolox.
Fair enough; I don't own one, and thought from what I'd read that you had full control. Apparently I was mistaken.
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