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> the scrollbar also lets you scroll at any speed you want (just grab and drag)

Just one point on this, you possibly know this but scrolling accelerates on iOS, so the more you flick the faster it seems to go, I'm not sure if it works this way in Lion or not. Admittedly it's not as precise, but does mean going from top->bottom isn't as infuriatingly slow as one might imagine.

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The acceleration is present in Lion and it's more sensitive than in iOS, so you can get through about 5 window heights with a fast flick or go pixel by pixel if you move slow enough. Also if you flick again before the inertia has died down, the acceleration seems to build up, so 3 quick flicks might get you through 20 screens of content. Pretty cool really.

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