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Apple Estimated to Have Taken 50,000 iPad Orders in First Two Hours
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And sometimes they are just not smart and have to be lead through life by the nose and literally beaten over the head to see the value of something.
Well, you know, we Mac fanboys/users like INNOVATION, we like to THINK DIFFERENT! iPad is just a money grubbing device for Apple to capture the Ebook market. Apple does not give a hoot about what they stand/stood for anymore. They just want the cash, well it will bite em in the you know what.
I want the old Apple Computer, Inc back!
Oh yes there are! There is a huge market underserved by current computers, all of which (including Apple's) are designed for people who are comfortable using a keyboard and a mouse, and that's not true of many folks. Simply thinking about relatives I can come up with examples who might have a computer in the house, but feel intimidated by its power and versatility.
I realize I'm talking big here, and it's just my opinion and I could obviously be wrong. But I genuinely believe we are seeing the start of a new era in computing that will be even bigger than the microcomputer revolution.
Simpler as in iPod. Simpler as in iPhone. Simpler as in Google's search page.
I do know that. I was generalizing about the types of trolls we tend to get here. Obviously there are sincere people just expressing opinions too. I acknowledge it.
But Microsoft has a history of doing just what I described, and I feel sure some of the anti-Apple Net comments (not just here) are pushed by those on Microsoft's side. Not everyone here is an Apple fan.
I was talking about almost every thread you see here.
The same way none of things happened with the iPhone?
Yes, I'm from a magical time period in the near future that considers a supposedly "revolutionary" product disappointing when it already exists on the market in a much smaller, much more portable form (iPod Touch).
Uh, Android sales are doubling every quarter, dude.
Get over it, Apple is out, Android is in. Thank goodness we have some semblance of what a phone should be and apps are FREE!!!
I know right I canceled my iPad preorder and got TWO dell netbooks.
Oh crap where's the touch screen?
Anyway some of ya'll (not you specifically, optophobia) need to stop trollin. 50,000 sold in the first two hours is great, and that doesn't include in store preorders, and like the article says, numerous folks on these very boards have bought multiples . Some of the same people bashing the current stats are already saying they'll get the rev 2 device lol wtf ??
Over-sized.
Over-priced.
Over-hyped.
Under-powered.
Perfectly pointless device specially crafted for warped minds of capitalist consumer societies. I am sure it will sell on the west - east, however, will ignore it for sure
No wireless. Less space than a Nomad. Lame.
(Use Google if you don't get it)In the east... aren't you worrying more about thinks like food and safe water, comrade? BTW how's that Trabant running lately?
Are you planning to sell then on eBay or something? Just curious why would anyone order two pieces of anything without even trying. Why not to buy one, try and see if you like it?
I don't believe it's still 2001. We've been over this quite often already.No wireless. Less space than a Nomad. Lame.
(Use Google if you don't get it)
Some Apple drones were rushed to the market without a Logic/Reason processor, but that's OK because they have multiple Disposable Money chips that compensate for any lack of reasoning.
And every home has at least 50 TVs today, right?
iPhones have been out for a while. Sales growth rate of anything levels off after a while.
Android phones are new. Easy to see huge growth when the starting point is, or is near, zero.
With your reasoning, Apple will have sold 219,000,000 iPads within a year. I mean, they ARE selling at a rate of 25,000 per hour right now, right?
I'm sure the "public" has used an iPhone or iPod touch. The situations you described are expected behavior on all iPxx devices.
.The estimates of course come with several caveats. On the downside as mentioned, not all of the orders being placed through Apple's online store are for iPads, although it is likely that a very substantial portion of them are, given the excitement over Apple's tablet device and previous launches.
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Granted some of the orders are for non-iPad items, but the estimate doesn't take into consideration the people who are reserving an iPad for pickup at the Apple Store on 4/3 which I'm guessing will also be a significant number. Personally, I put in a reservation for one instead of having to sit home all day waiting for FedEx to deliver it.
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Granted some of the orders are for non-iPad items, but the estimate doesn't take into consideration the people who are reserving an iPad for pickup at the Apple Store on 4/3 which I'm guessing will also be a significant number. Personally, I put in a reservation for one instead of having to sit home all day waiting for FedEx to deliver it.
I find it interesting that everyone here seems to have their mind made up.
I'm disappointed by a lot of things about the iPad (no camera, closed OS, no multitasking), but for me, the apps that get developed for this thing will make or break it, as well as the jailbreaking that is inevitable.
This thing has great potential, so I will reserve my judgement for when it has ACTUALLY BEEN USED BY ANYONE.
It is currently impossible to tell how useful the iPad will be.
I'm disappointed by a lot of things about the iPad (no camera, closed OS, no multitasking), but for me, the apps that get developed for this thing will make or break it, as well as the jailbreaking that is inevitable.
This thing has great potential, so I will reserve my judgement for when it has ACTUALLY BEEN USED BY ANYONE.
It is currently impossible to tell how useful the iPad will be.
Windows is a piece of trash plan and simple. I never had more crashes in my life using it.
But people tend to forget that this is an "OPINION" and we choose not to use it.
Lets go back to the Netbook... how many people actually found themselves having a good experience using one?
And I am not saying the iPad is going to be awesome either. I am getting one to try it to see if I like it... If I don't I will gladly say I don't like just as I did when I tried a NetBook. I had a horrible experience using it for web browsing and other tasks.
And I am not saying the iPad is going to be awesome either. I am getting one to try it to see if I like it... If I don't I will gladly say I don't like just as I did when I tried a NetBook. I had a horrible experience using it for web browsing and other tasks.
Apple may not have more than 300000 by launch day. So at this rate of pre-order, I have a feeling that Apple may stop the pre-order process in a while
A friend of mine had one and that sucker was s.l.o.w. Even on a default vanilla Windows XP installation it was slow. I believe it had an atom processor (don't they all?) but I don't remember how much ram it had or what type of budget SSD they slapped in there. You couldn't have more than one IE window open at the same time.
There's already a Facebook app for iPhone, there undoubtedly will be one for iPad. Hulu is said to be working on an iPad app. Yes, there will be some people who won't buy the iPad because it won't work on some Flash site they like or need, but for the popular sites, there will be apps, and this will cover 90% of users. In short, this is more FUD from a hater.
I propose that when the iPad sells its millionth unit, all the haters have to either 'fess up that they were wrong, or just go away.
I think it is wrong to compare a Netbook to the iPad. They are completely different and I would also venture to say a Netbook would be better for some in place of an iPad. iPad isn't for everyone and I don't really see the reason to keep continuous bashing an item in thread after thread. It's the same people over and over, I think we got your point.. move on. Why are you wasting your time over something you don't like anyways.
But I don't understand how you can pass judgement on something you have not used let alone seen in person. Don't knock it til you try it.
But I don't understand how you can pass judgement on something you have not used let alone seen in person. Don't knock it til you try it.
