I agree. with the sales is all about marketing and hype and Nobody does it better than Apple. As far as usefullness I believe some folks in this
thread have already testified regarding that part.
Personally I don't know because I don't own one as of yet.
Of course other people like Doctors can speak for themselves.
For example....
Seems everybody is buzzing about Apple's new "magical and revolutionary" product, as the company calls it, and that includes MDs in between consultations or surgeries. One in five doctors say they plan to buy an iPad, according to a survey of 350 clinicians by the San Mateo medical software vendor Epocrates. But of course what do Doctors know?.....
Doctors diagnose the iPad's usefulness: vital signs looking good | Technology | Los Angeles Times
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Originally Posted by rayxi
Sales is all about marketing and hype. Nobody does it better than Apple. It doesn't legitimize a product's usefulness. Gary Dahl sold 5 million units of a product during a 6 month period back in 1975 and made $15 million. Does that mean it was a useful product? No, it just means there were millions of people going baaahhhh.
This was the product:
Note the smooth rounded surfaces, very similar to an iPad.  |
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