As any Twitter-using tech enthusiast knows, it's nearly impossible to tweet the word "iPad" without eliciting a chorus of spammy messages in reply, always linking to some seedy side of the Internet. And I've been followed by so many bots that I've given up trying to purge them all. Twitter spam isn't a deal-breaker, but it's not going to make new users feel any more at home.

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