Read more carefully. I take exception with your "done better," not with his "me too!"

And by the way, we have seen the iPad in action (not some wet dream, blue sky, imagineering concept animation.)
For God's sake, wake up! The first iPads are already being manufactured! Next month you can buy one.
I guarantee you that we will not see a Courier by Christmas, indeed, if ever.
The so called "Reality Distortion Field" is nothing compared to the endless Microsoft vaporware parade and the persistent but feeble stream of Zune-like "Me Too (little and late!)" Microsoft products.
As I said, I'll believe it when I see it.

Read, then post, if appropriate. .
And if you're an AC, just read.

"It may be "me too", but it's "me too" done better than Apple did."

"Done better"!? LOLz Your comparing a concept to a shipping product
I'll believe that when its actually "done."
Look at it! Its an idea, not a prototype. Its so much "air design" (as in "air guitar.") The emperor has no clothers!
As the OP said, its **vaporware.**

Just a few points:
RE: touch screens -- Fingerorks (owned by apple) just because you've seen it elsewhere doesn't mean Apple has no claim.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerworks

RE: NOKIA patents
Terms must be "fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory." If they have pooled the patent, they need to offer the same terms to Apple as everyone else.

RE:
"Stolen BSD kernel"?
Get off drugs, scratchpaper!

Get a clue!: There are many exceptions to this depending on the situation and the state you live in.
Consider countermanding state and federal rules, union membership, good faith and fair dealing, and implied contracts.
Not so cut and dried.

Yeah,
Apparently only two other folks noticed the fact that this is Dan Lyons.
Have to admit I don't know much about the SCO thing (except for what I've read about it in the aftermath) but I have noticed from his "tech articles" that he's a moron. I guess the fact that so few people have noticed this should not surprise me. After all, Newsweek hired him as a "technology editor" despite his overpowering stench.
Go figure.

(You kids under 35 can skip this since you've never even heard of a pager!)
What is the difference between someone paging you and and the same person calling your iPhone but not leaving a message?
Your pager beeps and displays a phone number.
Your iPhone alerts you and displays a phone number.

Respected Readers Begin Fleeing Slashdot . . .
. . . because of the scare headlines and FUD.
What a ridiculous article and headline.

Glad to see someone else is paying attention.
Good work!

TheDarkMaster,
That's funny!
I (stupidly) never considered that you might speak English as a second language (I totally understood your post.) I assumed from your sig that you enjoyed being a little sloppy to give "grammar nazis" some fun. I was just kidding you about it. No offense meant.
Keep up with posting. I promise I won't even joke about it again! ;-)

"Not really true when you is the maker from the system, and need to maintain the total cost low enougth to get a reasonable profit margin. And a netbook may do not have space to put lots of RAM, hardisk and stay low on power usage too.
--
Grammar Nazis loves me :)"

I's takes exception of yours word selection, usage, syntax and grammar! Where does you learn to rights?

BTW, I like your sig.

I now begin to truly understand the term "freetard" in all it's significance.

Surly the fact that Apple has created an open format and it is actually going to be open is no surprise to anyone of moderate intelligence?
This whole "Apple is a Meanie to Indie musicians" story was a tempest in a teapot from the start, as are about 95% of the negative stories about Apple (and probably the positive ones too) that appear on Slashdot and other tech sites.
Apple re DRM
Apple re open source
Apple re multi-touch on iPhone
Apple re web apps on iPhone
Apple re apps on iPhone
Macs are totally insecure
Macs are totally secure
Apple the horrible censor
Steve Jobs is dead
Steve Jobs is leaving
Steve Jobs walks on water
etc. etc.

If it helps, think of the new LP as standing fro "Long Phormat"
(see, its descriptive and by definitions it's cool since it uses "Ph" . . . )

So true!
That's exactly why I prefer reading the ads on Slashdot over reading the posts.
USA today factoids are also better reading than short stories or novels.
Hello brave new world!