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Sat 01 Jan 2010What the oversized iPhone means for traditional media
PRESENT TENSE:SO, STEVE JOBS this week did his showbiz-geekery thing and eventually produced the Apple iPad while resisting the temptation to admit that it’s a giant, oversized, novelty-cheque version of the iPhone, writes SHANE HEGARTY
Instead he talked of it being the future of personal computing, and his track record allowed him get away with that. Meanwhile, a great many journalists watched and blogged and reported the details and the reaction. But on their minds was one question above all: will this feed my kids?
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