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Apple Estimated to Have Taken 50,000 iPad Orders in First Two Hours
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I think the general public (i.e., non-fanboys like me) will need some time to try this out and understand it before buying. It is a new way of working/surfing/consuming media.
Also, people will jump in after the first big wave of GOOD apps are released. I think these numbers are an encouraging indicator, but they will rise steadily over time after it is released and people can pick one up and try it.
Aside from the fact that your details don't matter to my metaphor, no, I own Porsches because I prefer my cars not to suck
I do agree about Porsches, having owned many 356 Porsches from 1950 and up. Ferraris, however, do not suck, as you write. I primarily own early V12s from the 50s and 60s. They definitely don't suck as you imply. Have a great day!
The iPhone has been trailblazing the user experience - an when the older generations get their hands on it i think we will see a lot more silver surfers.
The biggest barrier to computer uptake is how awkward it is - how much you have to learn before you can get online.
There is a HI+UGE market out there that have been waiting for a computer you can pick up and turn on and off like a calculator.
And then there is the student market...... in 5 years this will be as common on campus as laptops.
What's there to understand? It's the same as running an iPhone or an iPod Touch, both were easily adaptable for most people. With the iPad it's the same thing, you just tap on the icon and run the application, does that require time to figure out? There's no Finder or file management to figure out. It's not a "New Way", it's just a better way.
It's important to remember - that number doesn't include pre-orders for store pickup.
I am going to wait to see how it all goes. I refuse to buy one right now because of apples disgusting no tethering rule. How dare apple tell me i must take ANOTHER subscription and pay every month to use the internet on the ipad.
If i buy the ipad, i want internet, but i have an iphone. I would be more then happy to pay for the software to tether, so they can make the money back that way, but i will not pay for another subscription, why do i want to pay for 2? morons.
Would be a great feature to be able to use our iphones video camera and video conference using the ipad
what you fail to understand is not an apple rule
but att will no allow tehtering
apple gives you the device
att decides the plan
check your stuff before talking
Mine too!
That was mine too. What I don't get is it is just a oversized iPod Touch with 3-G ability (if you want to pay more).
That was mine too
. What I don't get is it is just a oversized iPod Touch with 3-G ability (if you want to pay more).
And that is a bad thing because?
What we have here is a tablet pc with a large bright screen that works as smoothly as an iphone.
you can browse the web, watch movies, write letters, make spreadsheets, read books
it has a realistic price and the cachet of the
badge.Most people think the problem with computers is the tech gets in the way of using it.
If you can't see the HUGE attraction of a computer you can turn on and off like a calculator - then you are part of the tech-savvy 20% of the population this thing ISN'T aimed at.
That was mine too
There are 30,000 posts in this section and this line is still being trotted out. We all know both sides of the argument. It's not such an intelligent comment the ten-thousandth time.
Not so fast cowboy!When I got my 1st gen iPhone a friend was telling me how useless it was because you couldn't edit spread sheets like you could on his phone.He swore he did it all the time.
Don't want one?Don't buy one and quit looking like an idiot telling everyone they are stupid for enjoying something you've never used.
Makes you wonder doesn't it?
Nobody's going to sit up on their deathbed and say"I just wish I'd spent more time posting comments on threads about products I had no intention of owning."
Here's an analogy.A Swiss army knife has a screwdriver and a corkscrew.Does a Swiss army knife suck because it is good a a knife and less good as a screwdriver?Or is it nice to carry for the things it does well,and handy to have in a pinch when you need to tighten a screw?
What's there to understand? It's the same as running an iPhone or an iPod Touch, both were easily adaptable for most people. With the iPad it's the same thing, you just tap on the icon and run the application, does that require time to figure out? There's no Finder or file management to figure out. It's not a "New Way", it's just a better way.
Actually, I agree with you. What I meant to say was that people will need time to understand that this device can (and will) be used for more "traditional" functions of a computer.
But it is a new way of doing things with a computer. Using your finger and using your mouse are not equivalent. And if you look at how Apple designed the UI widgets, they spent an awful lot of time ensuring that the widgets made sense for a "touch-based" device. They didn't just take Cocoa widgets and port them. Apple's iPhone/iPad design guidelines documents make you see just how much thought they put into the psychology of a touch-based device. Yes, its intuitive and easy, but some people will need time -- especially those who haven't used iPod Touch/iPhone.
I have more than a sneaky suspicion that irony barely registers on most Americans. Sarcasm is a form of irony, but it's just blunt and crude. A 200 year-old frontier nation relishes sarcasm, but the home of the mother tongue with it's cynical and self-deprecating society has a more finely-tuned humor meter. Don't argue words with someone whose profile reads Oxford.
Daphtdazz, which college do you belong to?
I have a sneaky suspicion you are a pompous ass
You can do those features on the iPhone and iPod Touch today. Why do we need another product to further expand the iPhone OS line?
it has a realistic price and the cachet of the
I may be wrong here, but I think that a starting price of $500 is kind of steep for an oversized iPod Touch (which starts at $200).
I have a sneaky suspicion you are a pompous ass
yeah pompous a$$ is pretty close
Bigger screen. Faster processor. Easier to hold.
I can watch football games on TV, so why do I still want to go to a live game? It's a better experience.
I've met people in my age group that can barely use iPods...
Higher concepts and critical thinking might be too hard.
Hopefully the iPad is going to inspire future developers. Though the iPad SDK isn't on the iPad.
