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Charlie Brooker, of the MacTwats fame, is almost swayed by the iPad's great beauty. Almost. Here are the best bits: The iPad itself is surprisingly heavy: about the same as a hardback book. It gave me mild arm ache almost immediately. Maybe there's an app that can tell you how many calories you're burning just by holding it... You're required to use iTunes during the setup process, which is like being forced to eat a handful of mud. iTunes is twice as awful as any software crime Microsoft ever inflicted on the world...
So websites look great on it. As does video. The BBC iPlayer is particularly impressive. But books? Here, I'm less convinced...
I doubt many readers will persevere to the final page of a novel, unless it's a book in which the lead character squints a lot, in which case you'll have a certain empathy...
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