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Shh… Don’t tell anyone the iPhone is actually a UMPC

Written on September 24, 2007 by Iyaz Akhtar and 17 people have commented

Microsoft had their chance at defining a market. They pushed for the creation of the Ultramobile PCs (“UMPCs”). The Windows-based mini-tablets have not found their market. However, the Apple iPhone (and now the iPod touch) is actually the UMPC done right.
The Windows-based UMPCs tried to create a market. The first-generation [...]

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