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Scoble raves about the Tablet again:

But, this whole thing points out a disconnect. I'm using the latest latest stuff. It has radically changed my life. I can't, and will not, buy a portable computer without the Tablet PC features anymore. It's changed my life that much.

Why? Well why don't you meet me in Southwest Airlines on Friday evening and I'll show you why the Tablet PC is so superior for air travelers?

All this reminds me of 1986. Remember that year? Remember what they were saying about the Macintosh? "It's dead," they said.

Notice one crucial thing about the Mac - the market share. And it's not because DOS was better. It's because a Mac was $2k - $3k more expensive than a DOS box was. That's why I bought a 386 DOS box instead of a Mac back in 1987 - I was unwilling to part with the extra $2K. Well, the same now applies to Tablets. Ink is nice and all, but it's not $2k of nice. It's a niche product until the price point equalizes.