I don't know, John C. Dvorak has been pretty pro-Apple lately. All his commercials even show him sitting in front of his MBP. But he's sitting on the fence regarding the iPad so it's probably safe to assume he's not getting a review unit.
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iPads Reportedly Headed to Reviewers Later This Week
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I don't know, John C. Dvorak has been pretty pro-Apple lately. All his commercials even show him sitting in front of his MBP. But he's sitting on the fence regarding the iPad so it's probably safe to assume he's not getting a review unit.
Well, maybe a couple of years at a journalism school, then a few more years working as a journalist at a semi-reputable news outlet, write some favourable and knowledgeable reviews on Apple products, and then, who knows, you may be invited to review a new Apple home entertainment product in 5 years.
Sorry, I can't understand why any one would want to hear what some news or magazine publisher would say as a review on the iPad. Even some self made tech guru reporters out there won't know 20% of the iPads full potential.
Honestly. I think its a backfire on Apples part once those reviews hit.
I would believe some forum online, full of gadget lovers, especially professional ones that would make use of the iPad daily and not just some Apple token laying on their desk.
Honestly. I think its a backfire on Apples part once those reviews hit.
I would believe some forum online, full of gadget lovers, especially professional ones that would make use of the iPad daily and not just some Apple token laying on their desk.
How about new reviewers?
Why do these old school dinosaurs always end up reviewing? Is this a symptom of old media newspapers. Should Steve-O not be courting some younger reviewers at hip media outlets and let ol Walt go play golf or something?
Why do these old school dinosaurs always end up reviewing? Is this a symptom of old media newspapers. Should Steve-O not be courting some younger reviewers at hip media outlets and let ol Walt go play golf or something?
I guess it shows what Steve appreciates in a writer. Not "hip", not "young", but "can write". To misquote Jonathan Ives: To be younger is easy. To be better is very hard.
For practical purposes, it makes sense for Apple to provide review units to the journalists who have the largest audiences, hence Mossberg and Pogue. Also, Apple is trying to convince content publishers to tailor their offerings for the iPad, so it makes sense to Apple to play nicely with these folks.
As far as the "hip media outlets", I'm sure Apple Corporate PR considers sending review units to some of these folks, although it would surprise me if they knew of every single Apple blogger on this planet. It's not really a question of resources; whether Apple sends out ten review units or a hundred really isn't a factor.
However, it probably doesn't make sense for Apple to send out more than 20-30 units. If you're reading Joe Bob's Mac Shack blog, you're probably also reading Cnet, Macworld, Engadget and Gizmodo.
Aww there are lots of things I can do to get better at stuff, but try as I might I simply can't find any way to get younger!
Walt's the best reviewer out there. He likes Apple stuff, but he's not blind to a product's downsides.
There are so many things wrong with these questions, I hardly don't know where to begin.
First, Xen, why be vaugue? Which young reviewers and hip media outlets do you think are getting slighted? Be specific and clue us into the young guns that should be doing the first reviews.
Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and USA Today... whether you like it or not, are the country's biggest media outlets. If THEY had hired the young/hip then it would be the young/hip that were getting the early review units. They hired the respected/responsible/talented writers as their Technology writers/reviewers.
Everyone else got to at least play with the device for 10-20 minutes each at the iPad event. Engadget and the rest of the hip bloggers all got face time with the device so it's not like Apple didn't give any credence to the younger "hip" set.
The iPad is going to be bought first by the types of people who actually read WSJ, NYT and USAToday. It is not for teens -- it's for the parents of teens... people with expendable cash. At the moment, it's not mainstream and it's pricey (I personally bought the $829 model plus another $150 worth of perifs.) -- The young & hip are generally the young, hip & the cash-strapped.
Think before you post. Otherwise you'll be taken for a jerk, a troll. Or a jerky troll.
And not at all "hip".
Me too but I hope the reviewers have good samples and demos of true iPod centric content. I fear some may have little imagination otherwise and miss the point and hurt AAPL stock with dumb comments.
I am sure I need not worry, Apple staff are too smart to give them out with out excellent material to test ... what am I thinking?
iFixit buys the products on their own. Apple is probably not in the habit of sending products to people that literally tear them open and analyze them.
Off the scale maybe, but not broken. it works fine and is nice and shiny. Maybe you just can't handle the glare coming back at you. I suggest a pair of ray-bans or maui jims.
+1 from me too, on this point.
btw, imho, young people are not hip at all, I consider most of them morons, far worse than they where ten years ago or so, and I am talking about the 18-30 group mostly.
I just want to know when is the rest of the world going to get some IPad loving?
I know the US is the home of Apple and during the dark days the home town fan boys keep Apple live while the rest of the world left them for dead but it always seems that Apple treats the rest of the world as an after thought.
I know the US is the home of Apple and during the dark days the home town fan boys keep Apple live while the rest of the world left them for dead but it always seems that Apple treats the rest of the world as an after thought.
We already know Wired.com is just an extended arm of the COA (Cult Of Apple), so outside of Apple tech. websites world, there just may be an ethical review about the iPad after all that makes holds them accountable for the pluses and the minuses of this tablet.
My new favourite quote is: "This Kool-Aid tastes a little funny."
My new favourite quote is: "This Kool-Aid tastes a little funny."
Since about half of Apple's sales are international, I can assure you that Apple is not ignoring the rest of the world. Trust me, I'm an AAPL shareholder.
From a logistical standpoint, it is easier to roll out a new product line in one market, rather than many. Supplies of the iPad are already constrained. Whether it be two months or twelve, the iPad is headed overseas. Just be patient.
Not to worry.
Sorry I know I'm just whinging but I can't help it I'm suffering from gadget fever I can't wait to get my grubby fingers on one.
I have it on good authority that the list itself MUST be locked up in a hermetically sealed mayonnaise jar every evening and it can only be viewed in a windowless room with no lights and/or a room with the windows fully covered in blackout cloth and again with no lights.
The penalty for not adhering to these ridged rules is immediate execution by whatever means is most readily available at the time the transgression was first discovered.
Wow....
Going from having to be kept in a blacked out room chained to an immovable object, to being given out to reviewers for everyone to see about a week later.
Why do I suspect there's a high degree of bull in some of this news?
Also what's the point.
Pro Apple people who hate flash will write a drooling review about it. Wheras others can just go on and on about the things it can't physically do compared to a same price, higher spec laptop.
Going from having to be kept in a blacked out room chained to an immovable object, to being given out to reviewers for everyone to see about a week later.
Why do I suspect there's a high degree of bull in some of this news?
Also what's the point.
Pro Apple people who hate flash will write a drooling review about it. Wheras others can just go on and on about the things it can't physically do compared to a same price, higher spec laptop.
I hope any publication that doesn't call the iPad magical will not be allowed to publish on iBook
I feel your pain but I think one of the holdups has to do with one of the main features not being accessible to those outside the US.
The iTunes Book Store.
Now a refresher for those who don't know how these industries work (music,movie,tv,book,etc). The US (and sometimes Canadian) market is sold via the normal corporate channel. They sell to wholesalers, big accounts (like a Walmart) an various online etailers (like Apple and Amazon).
This means that the company has full authority to sell however they see fit within said market.
However, they often 'contract OUT' rights to their products to local companies in various countries.... OR even 'contract OUT' to their own 'international divisions' if said company is big enough to take on the job of selling into 'foreign markets'. The reason being is many-fold... but lets just say it's hard for smaller companies to PROPERLY sell into all of the different countries (for lots of different and often good reasons).
The feeling was, who better to sell to the Italian market than an Italian based company (or whatever) and the logic was pretty sound. There are lots of other reasons but the end result is this.... The owners of the books that are going to be offered up for sale on the iTunes book store MIGHT NOT have the authority to allow Apple to SELL INTO markets other than the US. The content owners have 'sold' (for a contracted period of time, usually) those international rights to various other establishments (for a big chunk of change most assuredly).
This is the iTunes music store all over again... Sometimes contracts with foreign companies have to expire (and then be rewritten to specifically mention/allow digital sales... or something similar) or sometimes a contract has to be renegotiated if it will not expire for a while.
Finally, some books might never be put up for sale to certain countries and yet others will be fine.
This is exactly like the itunes music store... Each country has vastly different content, some songs are universally sold to all countries and others (sometimes with no rhyme nor reason) will only be available to UK or FR or US or ...
This certainly isn't Apples doing... They'd LOVE to just sell EVERYTHING to EVERYONE... However the content owners and their contracts (old and new) simply don't allow for such a 'crazy' thing.
No doubt Apple is hard at work trying to offer books to the same markets it offers songs to... but look how long that took and it's still far from a perfect world... Some people still want to buy certain songs that Apple simply isn't permitted to sell to them. Well... unless they can 'fake' where they are from... and I've read about plenty of people who seem to have 'worked around' this problem... But Apple has to do THEIR best to abide by the DEMANDS of the people who own the content... If Apple knowingly turned a blind eye on people working the system they would certainly have some angry content owners to deal with.
Wow.. so in short (lol)... Apple is undoubtedly working overtime to firm up books and such for non-US markets but it will take time... that you can bank on...