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Re: Google Copying Apple......

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SubjectRe: Google Copying Apple.....Almost as bad as Samsung
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Date2014-06-30 22:58 (2014-06-30 13:58)
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FollowsHarry Mudd the Anti-Fanboy

Harry Mudd the Anti-Fanboy wrote:

Harry Mudd the Anti-Fanboy
Alan Baker wrote:

Alan Baker
Harry Mudd the Anti-Fanboy said:

Harry Mudd the Anti-Fanboy
I already provided a wiki definition of phablet screen sizes...

Alan Baker
The use of the word "typically" explicitly means...not all...

Harry Mudd the Anti-Fanboy
Maybe so, but the wiki sets a guideline ...

("guideline"? Not as ironclad as it had started out)

... But then try holding an ipad up to your ear and see how silly it looks compared to more phone sized dimensions in form fctor...

Does it have to be an iPad, or will any of the Androids do?

<http://sharing.abc15.com/sharewcpo//photo/2013/01/14/_Phablets__may_be_the_next_big_gadget_233680000_20130114234552_640_480.JPG>

<http://regmedia.co.uk/2013/06/25/mediapad_vogue_in_use.jpg> (identified as a Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue)

<http://www.mygeekgarage.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140201_1.jpg>

<http://stuppid.com/why-does-america-love-big-smart-phones/>

BTW: <http://www.wpcentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2014/03/Lumia1520Pants.jpg?itok=JPVuE9CS> (included: "...the vice president of Dockers clothing stated that they had noticed the trend in larger phones and have begun to resize the size of their pants pockets..."

Plus also thumb extenders: <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2630874/The-ultimate-big-screen-phone-accessory-Bizarre-phablet-finger-goes-sale-Japan-owners-use-gadgets-one-hand.html>

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