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The Air was half-way to the final simplicity of the iPad—if they had knocked off the bottom half of it, that would have been what everyone had actually pictured the iPad as before it was released. I don't think it really has any place in the modern product line, lying in an uneasy position somewhere very near "iPad with the keyboard dock attached."

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I don't agree. I think the advantage of iOS devices is that they're instant on "appliances". Air is more of a computer with no moving parts, i.e. a full computer but many of the benefits of instant on. I think that will have a place until SSD gets to the point that it's a viable option on the pro line.

They will make it smaller to fuck with the netbook people.

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