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Old 06-01-2010, 08:26 PM
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Used at work this past weekend, what a time saver pulling up data and info instantly. Able to access my work's server remotely very easily!
Wife and I drove out to nearest Apple store on Saturday after getting the email notification that her 32GB WiFi iPad was ready for pick up. (Kewl: We went to the store at VG.) As usual, the store was packed. Apple is hot stuff!

I must say that I am wanting one. Wife LOVES hers! The iPad is so beautiful. The display is so nice. It has its limitations but what it does do it does well. There are some great free apps. The thing is just so easy and smooth to use. Again, it has its limitations and it is really just a giant iPod Touch so if one does not have expectations beyond that, it shouldn't disappoint.

I am thinking about getting one now. We're both happy with WiFi since we can tether to our rooted Android phones.
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Old 06-02-2010, 02:58 AM
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Congrats! This is my 5th Apple product! Anyhow I can legally tether for free with my Verizon phone as well! There will be some more cool apps for the iPad in the next coming months!



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Wife and I drove out to nearest Apple store on Saturday after getting the email notification that her 32GB WiFi iPad was ready for pick up. (Kewl: We went to the store at VG.) As usual, the store was packed. Apple is hot stuff!

I must say that I am wanting one. Wife LOVES hers! The iPad is so beautiful. The display is so nice. It has its limitations but what it does do it does well. There are some great free apps. The thing is just so easy and smooth to use. Again, it has its limitations and it is really just a giant iPod Touch so if one does not have expectations beyond that, it shouldn't disappoint.

I am thinking about getting one now. We're both happy with WiFi since we can tether to our rooted Android phones.
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Old 06-01-2010, 09:47 PM
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Speaking about sheeple....

iPhone users are in plain sight at Microsoft. At the sprawling campus in the Seattle suburb of Redmond, Wash., workers peck away on their iPhone touch-screens in conference rooms, cafeterias and lobbies. Among the top Microsoft executives who use the iPhone is J Allard, who helped create the Xbox game console and is chief experience officer for the entertainment and devices division. Guess what device they will be using next......
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Old 06-01-2010, 10:04 PM
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So the iPad has no purpose and there is no way to use it? Riiiiiiiight
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Old 06-01-2010, 10:07 PM
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So the iPad has no purpose and there is no way to use it? Riiiiiiiight
Where did i say that? Do you always argue both sides? lol



I do find it funny that YOU likened the iPad to tp though, quite funny. Would you consider the iPad single ply at this stage or 2 ply?

I'm not anti-Apple, I'm anti-fanboi....


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Old 06-02-2010, 03:13 AM
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Where did i say that? Do you always argue both sides? lol



I do find it funny that YOU likened the iPad to tp though, quite funny. Would you consider the iPad single ply at this stage or 2 ply?

I'm not anti-Apple, I'm anti-fanboi....


carry on.
So satisfied customer = fanboi

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@nom3rcy,

No, you're wrong. "Satisfied customer" does not equal "fanboy/fanboi". I am a very satisfied customer of Windows 7 (64-bit and 32-bit) but I'm definitely not a fanboi. I probably have more Apple products than Microsoft products.

I don't think that the iPad cuts it yet. It's like the original iPhone; which just didn't deliver enough of anything... When the iPhone 3G came out, I snapped one up and have been happy with that decision (although it's not as good a "product" as Windows 7).

I'm going to buy the iPhone 4 (or HD) when that hits the shelves. I will consider buying the iPad when Apple comes out with a new version that makes it more useful (and improves iTunes etc.).

I refuse to be a sheep...
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Old 06-02-2010, 12:08 PM
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@nom3rcy,

No, you're wrong. "Satisfied customer" does not equal "fanboy/fanboi". I am a very satisfied customer of Windows 7 (64-bit and 32-bit) but I'm definitely not a fanboi. I probably have more Apple products than Microsoft products.

I don't think that the iPad cuts it yet. It's like the original iPhone; which just didn't deliver enough of anything... When the iPhone 3G came out, I snapped one up and have been happy with that decision (although it's not as good a "product" as Windows 7).

I'm going to buy the iPhone 4 (or HD) when that hits the shelves. I will consider buying the iPad when Apple comes out with a new version that makes it more useful (and improves iTunes etc.).

I refuse to be a sheep...
I understand that satisified customer does not equal fanboy. I too have numerous versions of Windows as well as OSX and iGadgets and can see the upsides and downsides of them all. When the iPad first came out I thought it was a waste also, and laughed when Jobs called it revolutionary, but now I see that I was wrong.

The reason the iPhone is so great is because of the UI and the software that runs on it. I simple don't see how making the screen larger and extending battery life makes the iPad an inferior product. It isn't a beta tester so to speak, it runs on a fully developed and real-world tested OS. You can't compare it to the first gen iPhone because that thing sucked in comparison.

I also don't see how Apple could make it much better from a hardware standpoint, and all that is left are the developers writing the software, and those are the people who make it truly useful.
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Some iPad trickery.

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Old 06-02-2010, 10:21 AM
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Bloomy got one!!!



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