I would love a device just like the Courier but not made by MS. Having it made by MS adds a whole host of problems, not the least of which is the fact that they have failed at basically every attempt to make consumer electronics. Given their insane devotion for proprietary formats I'd really, really hate to buy one of these just to learn that in a couple of years tablet-centric development is being done on a platform that MS refuses to be compatible with. Really, though, I'm still shocked that the iPad doesn't already do everything MS is promising that Courier will do. MS will, as they usually do, fail to make good on their promises in a reasonable and timely manner, but the least Apple could do is act as if there may be real competition.
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