Oh you silly engadget folk know how to put the nail on the head regarding my arguments against the silly iPad.

The greatest thing I heard about the iPad was the ease of accessing the internet, email, and apps from the store. A very consumption based philosophy. The Courier is built for research, creation, and content manipulation. Viva la Courier!

"Tablets aren't just about content consumption. The Courier UI shows a lot of interaction between the user and the device for content creation. While designers are the example shown, Courier appears optimized for researching, note taking, journaling and other tasks that might require a combination of different media types interacting.
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