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Why I Hate the iPad

No multitasking or cameras, for starters

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 27, 2010 5:51 PM CST

(Newser) – Adam Frucci is definitely not a fan of the Apple iPad, and he runs down his reasons at Gizmodo. Here's a sampling:

No multitasking: "This is a backbreaker. ... I can't have my Twitter app open at the same time as my browser? I can't

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