It’s a shame, almost, that we squandered the term “personal computer” 30 years ago.

It’s a shame, almost, that we squandered the term “personal computer” 30 years ago.

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John Gruber, regarding the iOS ecosystem after the iPad 2 announcement.

Whether or not you’re an Apple fan (and my bias is pretty clear), the tablet market is the future. It’s what personal computing promised to be decades ago, but hasn’t had the technological ability to fulfill that. Until now.

It’s a good time to be a geek.