Ok I didn't take the time to read the whole 3 pages of posts already but here is my view on these reviews. I'm glad they came out already to start. I'm glad to see that someone finally advertised an accurate battery life for a mobile computing device for one. That makes me really proud of Apple. The thing that really bugs me is that Apple's own iWork apps, or Pages rather, only export to Word documents format? That makes no sense as Apple wouldn't let it export to regular Pages files for the iWork suite for regular OS X when it is their own software. Why would they do that? Maybe I missed something and should have read Mossberg's total review but just seeing it in the talking points pissed me off to start. That is the only beef I have with it so far but I'm sure Apple will have that fixed shortly with some software app updates to get the compatibility with other formats too.
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It won't be too difficult for you to twist it as I'm holding it behind my back as high as I can.....
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Just a little aside....
Did anybody happen to catch ABC's Modern Family episode this evening? The main storyline was Phil eagerly awaiting an iPad for his birthday on Saturday.
Talk about product placement!
The episode is called "Game Changer"
Just a little aside....
Did anybody happen to catch ABC's Modern Family episode this evening? The main storyline was Phil eagerly awaiting an iPad for his birthday on Saturday.
Talk about product placement!
The episode is called "Game Changer"
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it's really only the tech geeks that will be buying the ipad this weekend (myself included). i think the ipad will eventually be a great hit, but it will take the early adopters to convince the masses - basically like everything apple...
it's really only the tech geeks that will be buying the ipad this weekend (myself included). i think the ipad will eventually be a great hit, but it will take the early adopters to convince the masses - basically like everything apple...
Like the iPhone. That makes sense. I think there is a lot of people that are still waiting to play with one and then decide if they'll buy it. As this guy said, this is definitely an awesome media consumption device (the best around probably), but I don't see it as a notebook/computer replacement either, content creation is not the focus of the iPad.
Think I might be getting one after all.
I have to disagree. The geeks hate this thing. You cannot remove the battery, oh no. It has no camera, oh no. It had only one connection, oh really no. It has no keyboard, oh no. It cannot multifreakingtask, oh no no. It is just so stupid only dumb people like doctors and professors and idiots like that could want it. Just stupid people will buy it. Geeks will buy real computers like netbooks because they are very cheap and you can geek stuff with them. When I saw Steve's presentation that day I bought another 1,000 APPL at $192. Today $234. Cannot wait until tomorrow. Yeehaw.
Worried? Says who?
Maybe this is a small point, but in the ABC news piece, the reporter says that Amazon is "worried." Where did he get that from? I'm sure Amazon hasn't said that for the record, although of course they'd be fools not to be concerned. It just seemed like an odd thing for a journalist to say without attribution as though he knew the emotional state of the entire company.
And I do think that Amazon still has a lot going for it. One review mentioned the additional weight, which was something I was curious about. I read in bed with my Kindle a lot, and the ease of holding it with one hand because it is light as a feather is pretty great. That, and the fact that it commands one of the premiere merchandising spots on earth virtually every day means we shouldn't underestimate Amazon. They'll come out with a color version and a great price that will appeal to a large segment.
Maybe this is a small point, but in the ABC news piece, the reporter says that Amazon is "worried." Where did he get that from? I'm sure Amazon hasn't said that for the record, although of course they'd be fools not to be concerned. It just seemed like an odd thing for a journalist to say without attribution as though he knew the emotional state of the entire company.
And I do think that Amazon still has a lot going for it. One review mentioned the additional weight, which was something I was curious about. I read in bed with my Kindle a lot, and the ease of holding it with one hand because it is light as a feather is pretty great. That, and the fact that it commands one of the premiere merchandising spots on earth virtually every day means we shouldn't underestimate Amazon. They'll come out with a color version and a great price that will appeal to a large segment.
lol, you don't need to watch reviews once you already own the product.
POWNED!!! Excellent post!
it's because you don't export a pages document, you save a pages document. You export when you need to make it universally compatible. Word
It's like using adobe photoshop. Your file PSD, but you export your image to whatever file structure you need it to be
You are new to this site. It is very popular with complainers and people who think Apple can suspend the laws of physics or the economics of consumer electronics manufacturing.
Many of these people continuously whine about almost everything Apple does and even more about things Apple doesn't do. My guess is that many of them have deep-seated issues in self-confidence and their own personal worth. Perhaps it's a not-so-muted plea for attention
And I think a few of them are simply bitter that they didn't buy AAPL in early 2005 when it was $44/share.
that is seriously one of the best things i've read in awhile. Totally nailed the apple argument on the head.
I'm waiting for the first leaked review by someone who got their iPad early and wasn't paid to ram it up Steve Jobs ass for a chance to play early with Apple's products.
Because honestly, if they had reviewed it negatively, do you think they'd be on Apple's A+ list to give out early hardware to?
Anyway, I feel sad that this product is missing obvious features, much like how the original iPhone lacked 3G and GPS. Onward to version 2.0!
Because honestly, if they had reviewed it negatively, do you think they'd be on Apple's A+ list to give out early hardware to?
Anyway, I feel sad that this product is missing obvious features, much like how the original iPhone lacked 3G and GPS. Onward to version 2.0!
ahh this is also one of the best things i've read. I think it will mature into a great device. I'm watching it's progress for when I shall jump into the fray. This is the kind of thing I would take to work everyday and just sit eating my lunch and read stuff. Imagine bringing it with you when you go on vacation instead of your bloody laptop, and just listening to some music on it. I have an iPhone too this is just different.
A longform essay. A term paper. You know, the stuff you actually want a word processor for.
And until strong multi-tasking is added, you are unable to grab articles and data from online and look at it while incorporating it into what you are writing.
That's serious writing.
It works for emails. It works for little notes you might like to make. It doesn't work for creating in depth business proposals, term papers, etc.
Even on emails it can be somewhat lacking if you wish to multi-task while writing the email. First close out your web browser then do your email.
It's a gizmo, not a serious tool. Touch typing will be difficult, if near impossible on the thing. I think it could work well for showing pre-prepared PPT presentations if you plug it into a projector, but creating a complex presentation might not be easy on it. And space is limited. If you load it with media, etc then you crowd it even further.
The tweener 'puter is already here - it is the Netbook. Around 70 million PLUS netbooks will be sold this year. The estimates are for them to go over 100 million fairly soon, possibly next year. These are slightly stripped down, fully functional PCs that actually have a copy of Windows on them.
Had the iPad been loaded with something closer to a full copy of OS X then maybe things would be different. Had they gone with Intel and made it compatible with Mac apps like Netbooks are compatible with PC apps (and the HP Slate will be as well) then maybe it would be different.
Realize that within about a four year period that Netbooks will have sold better than the iPod has sold in its first NINE years. That's massive growth and that's ultimately why Apple is coming up with the iPad. They don't want to copy others with the Netbook. I think that has a lot to do with Jobs' ego on the matter. He thinks Apple innovates. It doesn't. Apple didn't invent the MP3 player. They made the MP3 player practical. They gave it an interface.
But the MP3 player really just inserted itself into a market that already existed. The iPod didn't create a new market, it just pushed an old market in a different direction. I don't see the iPad as doing the same.
Remember, for all the accolades of the iPhone, it accounts for around 2-2.5% of the entire cell phone market. It's very profitable for Apple and good for them, but it's far from being the iPod of the cell phone market.
I'm one who thinks that Apple has gotten lazy. They know there are a bunch of people who drink their Kool-Aid and will fork over money to them no matter what. They could scoop a couple of floaters out of the nearest toilet, fire them in the kiln, coat them with shiny white or shiny black paint, and sell them on the market as the iTurd for $400 and a bunch of people (many hear) would get excited about it and make excuses for why it is so wonderful.
The iPad is a neat gadget. I consider it a waste of money, but Apple will make money off of it. There's a sucker born every minute and Apple is well aware. And that's what makes them brilliant. They know how to get you to pay out big bucks to them so they can get their awesome 19% profit margin. That's why I own Apple stock, though I don't buy Apple products any more. I don't like getting ripped off, but I don't mind making money off the suckers getting ripped off.
But the iPad will see limited success. People will tout six million in sales as a huge success and will likely try not to compare the number to netbook sales overall. And it'll be great for the stock price, but the challenge will be expanding beyond a core or beyond large scale sales to school systems, etc that want the iPad for some kind of dedicated usage.
But the iPad will see limited success. People will tout six million in sales as a huge success and will likely try not to compare the number to netbook sales overall. And it'll be great for the stock price said:
T least, you could try, a lot of things could be said. One day, I will count how many times you wrote 'game-changer'. Meanwhile, the iPod Touch MaxiPad remains as 'magical and revolutionary' as putting bigger wheels on a bicycle. I'm not saying that it's too bad, but it's not that special.
The media was dead until this week. Now it's a constant barrage of how the world is in iPad mania.
Wake me up when Apple releases new computer hardware. This is getting boring.
Wake me up when Apple releases new computer hardware. This is getting boring.
Would love to see a floor trading app for this. Where you get a pop up dedicated keyboard for options. Short or long with just the required keys needed for fast order entry.
Numbers is going to be my first app for this sucker. When this 3G one come out.
Numbers is going to be my first app for this sucker. When this 3G one come out.