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Old 01-27-2010, 04:55 PM
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Ok, so who is getting one????

Apple - iPad - The best way to experience the web, email, & photos

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Old 01-27-2010, 04:58 PM
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The Apple iPad

OK so I'm going to come out and say it. I own a iPhone and I think its a nice gadget. I don't own a Mac as I don't like the limited hardware that I'm stuck with (plus, I enjoy building my own PCs).

Having said that, I had high hopes for Apples tablet. I was hoping for something new and different.

It's a glorified iPhone. Really. A big screen with the same features.

Am I the only one not 'feeling' it? I would have thought video conferencing would be cool.

No flash? On a 10" screen? There are so many websites that use Flash now. Thats a big handicap against this tablet.

Is anyone going to seriously use the onscreen keyboard to type documents? Yes, I know they have a keyboard available, but why wouldn't I just use a desktop then?

What I *do* like is the data plan deals they setup with AT&T. That should make Verizon and Sprint think twice about their current marketing strategy.

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Old 01-28-2010, 01:27 AM
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OK so I'm going to come out and say it. I own a iPhone and I think its a nice gadget. I don't own a Mac as I don't like the limited hardware that I'm stuck with (plus, I enjoy building my own PCs).

Having said that, I had high hopes for Apples tablet. I was hoping for something new and different.

It's a glorified iPhone. Really. A big screen with the same features.

Am I the only one not 'feeling' it? I would have thought video conferencing would be cool.

No flash? On a 10" screen? There are so many websites that use Flash now. Thats a big handicap against this tablet.

Is anyone going to seriously use the onscreen keyboard to type documents? Yes, I know they have a keyboard available, but why wouldn't I just use a desktop then?

What I *do* like is the data plan deals they setup with AT&T. That should make Verizon and Sprint think twice about their current marketing strategy.

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Funny, you have iPhone but haven't be able to fully experience OS X. iPhone has basically a mini OS X...Once you use OS X, you'll never enjoy using Windows...
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Funny, you have iPhone but haven't be able to fully experience OS X. iPhone has basically a mini OS X...Once you use OS X, you'll never enjoy using Windows...


I bought my first mac purely for the design and style of it. I hate PC now, and would never switch back. I do use PC for the few software out there that are PC only.
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I bought my first mac purely for the design and style of it. I hate PC now, and would never switch back. I do use PC for the few software out there that are PC only.
Actually I have used Snow Leopard quite a bit, I have a hackintosh

It's a fine OS, but I still like Windows better. To each their own. You can't beat the number of "apps" for Windows...and just wait, if Apple grows in popularity, you'll find hackers will start creating all sorts of problems for Apple and their OS, it's just as flawed as Windows. Let's not forget the debacle with Snow Leopard and it deleting users data a few months back.

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Old 01-27-2010, 05:39 PM
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It's all App Store stuff...no multitasking either, which means no streaming music while surfing the web or doing anything else....
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It's a solution in search of a problem.
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Actually for many people it is a solution that solves problems.
For example "Apple's iPad tablet touches a nerve in Redmond"
After a decade of pursuing the notion of a tablet computer for consumers,
it now appears possible, if not likely, that Apple will be the one that gets
credit--and the revenue--for making the product mainstream.

Apple's iPad tablet touches a nerve in Redmond | Beyond Binary - CNET News


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It's a solution in search of a problem.
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Actually for many people it is a solution that solves problems.

Such as what? give me an example?


For example "Apple's iPad tablet touches a nerve in Redmond"
After a decade of pursuing the notion of a tablet computer for consumers,
it now appears possible, if not likely, that Apple will be the one that gets
credit--and the revenue--for making the product mainstream
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That's not an example of what benefits the ipad will bring and it's shallow speculation by the author regarding Microsoft's response.

Apple's iPad tablet touches a nerve in Redmond | Beyond Binary - CNET News
Nowhere in that article does it say what, if any, problems the ipad provides a solution for.
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I'm gonna get one for my grandfather and finally blow his piece of shit dell to bits.
I wouldn't mind one for classes but to be honest, I think that I'd rather just upgrade to a Macbook Pro with the money.
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