Aha, I was waiting for the complete pass given to Apple. Before they even release an imaginary product you're already giving them a prediction of success against the failure of the entire market.

Don't get me wrong, I am not defending the Slate. It's garbage. And yes, so are all the other tablets that were shown off this week. But I'm continuously amazed by the buzz around a product that is imaginary.

Would you like my prediction? If Apple releases a device in the "tablet" category, it will fail too, regardless of whether it's done well or not.

Regardless of whether it could be successful or not (I don't think it could) I at least wish that Microsoft had actually released the Courier. If nothing else it would have at least been interesting, and not junk like that HP hideousness.