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To: Done, gone. who wrote (85600)	9/30/2009 10:49:05 AM
From: KonKilo	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

I would think that health care professionals would find good uses for the tablet. Especially home health care workers. The need has existed for years, but so far, no manufacturer has really satisfied the requirements.

To: Done, gone. who wrote (85600)	9/30/2009 1:02:07 PM
From: Win-Lose-Draw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

My general feeling is this: these gadgets are all now cheap enough - and thanks to The Cloud, interconnected enough - that it's time to stop thinking of them as general-purpose anything. If a particular gadget serves one need really really well and better than anything else - then it's probably worth it. I'm sure we all have one or two Lee Valley types in our lives - the amount of money that can be dropped at that place for woodworking tools that are almost exactly like - but just different enough - than all the other tools already owned is staggering. Or look at me - I'm a drummer - do I really need 8 different ride cymbals between 21" and 24" diameter? Yeah, actually, I do. :) And trust me, quality cymbals in that size cost a heck of a lot more than another netbook! :) :) IMO - and I realize many don't agree with this - it's time to stop thinking of these as general purpose computing machines and start thinking of them as "specific function delivery device".