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Apple Releases iPad Tablet, New SDK, iBooks and iWork Apps
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Ha, two days ago everyone was saying that it wouldn't be called iPad because it's innuendo and that an e-reader wouldn't be called iBooks because they already used iBook
Booooooooooo
Hey Steve,
That is a typical Microsoft let's-leverage-our-Office-device. Where is the WOW factor? Is this your MOST important device you have ever involved? A positional product between an iPhone and a laptop???
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
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Hey Steve,
That is a typical Microsoft let's-leverage-our-Office-device. Where is the WOW factor? Is this your MOST important device you have ever involved? A positional product between an iPhone and a laptop???
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
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i Love it
i Hate it
i Love it
i Hate it.....
A hard one!
What a love. Whooping speed, screen real-estate Price (even so i would aim for the premium model), scaling the iPhone Apps!
What i hate. Lack of video/skype functionality, lack of multitasking (so iam 100% shure it will be in the iPhone 4.0 Software update)
The key is the Software from 3rd Parties. Apple know that!
Even if many techies will dislike it. It is going TO BLOW THE MARKET AWAY. THEY WILL SELL MILLIONS!
i Hate it
i Love it
i Hate it.....
A hard one!
What a love. Whooping speed, screen real-estate Price (even so i would aim for the premium model), scaling the iPhone Apps!
What i hate. Lack of video/skype functionality, lack of multitasking (so iam 100% shure it will be in the iPhone 4.0 Software update)
The key is the Software from 3rd Parties. Apple know that!
Even if many techies will dislike it. It is going TO BLOW THE MARKET AWAY. THEY WILL SELL MILLIONS!
Because it's not just for watching movies. Would you really want to type an email in 16:9?
Uuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yea....................so im pretty disappointed.... they could have AT LEAST added a camera. Front or back. That alone would have set it apart.
And the back looks nice, possible look for next iPhone?
And the back looks nice, possible look for next iPhone?
Blah blah. The haters come out, as usual.
1024x768 IPS LED-lit 9.7" display. Like the new iMacs, the display is KEY. People like the pretties, and this is DAMN pretty! I can't wait for it.
me too, looked at the video and the gallery and it looks splendid, and guess what ! they will sell bundles of them.
Yeah this site is all sorts of whack sometimes, tons of haters here. It gets sad....
I must admit, this is exactly what I expected it to be.
And this device will be a huge success. It is geared toward the masses and will be huge money maker for content providers as well, so it will be pushed by many companies not just Apple.
This device is not for me, but I can see who this device is for.
To me the best part about this is going back and looking at some of the outlandish predictions made people on this site: OLED, multitouch trackpad input device for your computer, Wacom tablet replacement, notetaking device, etc.
Apple predictable left room for upgrades so people buy version 2 (camera and price drop come to mind) and went for the markets that will make them the most money - as they should.
If you want to know how this story plays out the next 3 years, see the iPhone. It will be the exact same thing.
And this device will be a huge success. It is geared toward the masses and will be huge money maker for content providers as well, so it will be pushed by many companies not just Apple.
This device is not for me, but I can see who this device is for.
To me the best part about this is going back and looking at some of the outlandish predictions made people on this site: OLED, multitouch trackpad input device for your computer, Wacom tablet replacement, notetaking device, etc.
Apple predictable left room for upgrades so people buy version 2 (camera and price drop come to mind) and went for the markets that will make them the most money - as they should.
If you want to know how this story plays out the next 3 years, see the iPhone. It will be the exact same thing.
Think only that PLEASE:
The Mac Tablet that years we were waiting for, is a giant (not iPhone! it does not call) iPod.
Revolutionary iPad=where is revolution? where is reinvention?
A big iPod Touch. Thanks Apple, Crap!
The Mac Tablet that years we were waiting for, is a giant (not iPhone! it does not call) iPod.
Revolutionary iPad=where is revolution? where is reinvention?
A big iPod Touch. Thanks Apple, Crap!
utter garbage.
64gb, 1gHz, no camera, massive bezel, nothing new at all, for $829???
$30 a month for 3g? no thanks, o2 can do unlimited data in the UK for £7.50. I've got my own wifi at home. I would rather have a proper LAPTOP, or a macbook for like $50 more
64gb, 1gHz, no camera, massive bezel, nothing new at all, for $829???
$30 a month for 3g? no thanks, o2 can do unlimited data in the UK for £7.50. I've got my own wifi at home. I would rather have a proper LAPTOP, or a macbook for like $50 more
my favourite complaints are: where's the stylus??? we wanted GPS! on a 10" device? and some one complained that if you wanted 3G for a weeks trip, you have to pay $30, sure thats better than a contract and the cheapest you can get is $15 anyway!!
some people love a good moan! lol
some people love a good moan! lol
It's at least as good as I was expecting. Having to wait so long to buy one is unfortunate.
Apple will sell a ton of these. I'll be buying 2.
Apple will sell a ton of these. I'll be buying 2.
From the limited info I've just seen from the event, it seems like a pretty decent device, but unfortunately with all the ramp up, rumors, speculation, etc., I think it's going to be a somewhat disappointing let-down now.
Maybe this is one time where Apple shouldn't have been so secretive, thereby allowing the rumors to get so out of control and building perhaps unjustified anticipation and hopes.
Maybe this is one time where Apple shouldn't have been so secretive, thereby allowing the rumors to get so out of control and building perhaps unjustified anticipation and hopes.
The iPad is very much like the original iPod.
It didn't do a whole lot at first, but after only a few years it grew and grew into an amazing product.
That's how Apple works. Start simple and build and build at a steady pace. This is how you don't end up with a bunch of features no one needs or wants which only complicate the device.
This is the same way. The iPad is ok. The iPad 3.0 will be a must-have item.
It didn't do a whole lot at first, but after only a few years it grew and grew into an amazing product.
That's how Apple works. Start simple and build and build at a steady pace. This is how you don't end up with a bunch of features no one needs or wants which only complicate the device.
This is the same way. The iPad is ok. The iPad 3.0 will be a must-have item.
Those price points are not appealing to me....at all
yah i was expect att subsidized pricing
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