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Stephen Downes

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It's a sad commentary. Doug Johnson writes, "despite the popularity of the iPad in schools, Chromebooks seem to be making huge inroads. It may well be that because there is one complaint not mentioned above that still persists about the iPad: it is a SOB to manage in an institutional environment that likes control... We in education just don't much care for things we can't control easily." That said - the next time I'm looking for a tablet, I'll be looking for an Android, not Apple. Why? Because Apple maintains tight control of the device, I have to pay pay pay for anything useful, and there's a closed application and content marketplace. Oh, and I can't change the battery.

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