[Andrew Kimery] "Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but a digital bookstore and the iPad as an eReader was part of the plan all along, IMO. Even when Jobs gave that interview panning eReaders and digital book stores I bet he knew Apple would have a digital bookstore and a key selling point of the iPad would be as an eReader."
Panning a device that's
only an eReader was justifiable, given the relative sales numbers for books/songs/apps. That doesn't mean books weren't worth eventually supporting on a multifunction device.
[Andrew Kimery] "I mean, Apple had OSX running on intel chips for years before they made the switch from PPC and I bet they have contingency plans up the wazoo. I think Apple is a very prepared, methodical company that has far flung product road maps, they just don't give any hint of what's on those road maps to anyone but the most senior staff at Apple."
Yes, this is almost certainly true.
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