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Originally Posted by irishjayhawk
I'd agree with you if we were talking about plugging the device into the computer. In that case, it effectively has a USB port since it connects via USB.
I just can't see anyone uploading or downloading something on the go from a flash drive. A) when do you think you'd do it B) what would you do it with (I conceded with media, but I don't think they'll allow a VLC player app) and C) why couldn't you just email it or transfer it wirelessly.
A more interesting prospect than USB is whether Apple will employ the technology they have in the Air that allows taking over of a computer's disc drive. That would allow someone to watch movies over it, transfer files, or potentially, install things.
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you are basically saying YOU wouldn't use the USB, but everyone is not you.
example ...
you are going on a vacation to see grandma petunia with the kids. You want to read some on the trip but don't want to carry a bunch of books with you so you just take the digital version on the apple tablet. You are packing and at the last minute you forgot about all those pictures you took of the kids at Disneyland you wanted to show grandma. Dam ... Grandma Petunia is 105 years old and won't be able to see that small little screen on a phone or camera and you don't have time to print them out. So you'll just grab a USB thumbnail drive and stick in into the USB port on the Apple tablet and use the tablet to show grandma the pictures. The Apple tablet with serve 2 purposes on the trip!!! 
oh wait ...... the asshats at apple didn't put a simple USB port on the tablet.
Sorry grandma, you'll be dead before we get a chance to come up to see you again ... you can't see the Disneyland pictures.
Thanks Apple for letting my grandma die weeping because she didn't get to see her grand kids at disneyland.
so Mr. Irish hawk ... is this enough specific information for you to understand how somebody else would want usb drive on the apple tablet?