if their goal really is "provide technology to students so they can learn better in the 21st century", then barebones is probably the best way to go from a practical standpoint. besides, capacity for games/pleasure totally distracts from learning 
*points to copious amounts of gaming use on school-issued laptop*
*points to copious amounts of gaming use on school-issued laptop*
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A $35 iPad? Steve Jobs is probably crapping his pants 
- 25/07/2010 03:39:14 PM
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- 25/07/2010 03:39:14 PM
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gotta love those brown folks
- 25/07/2010 08:00:46 PM
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...I promise you it will be nothing like the iPad.
- 25/07/2010 10:02:46 PM
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sounds like that's its job though
- 25/07/2010 11:15:55 PM
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I agree with everything you wrote.
- 26/07/2010 01:30:56 AM
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well...it sounds like they're going for barebones
- 26/07/2010 02:29:12 AM
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Agree. *NM*
- 26/07/2010 04:51:43 AM
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Still, people will think twice about paying $35 vs. $499
- 26/07/2010 12:34:00 AM
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All those cheap MP3 players didn't keep the iPod from crushing all competition in sales. *NM*
- 26/07/2010 03:03:01 AM
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