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Live Coverage of Apple's 'Come See What 2011 Will Be the Year Of' Event

gillybean said:
Unless some new amazing app comes out that requires the increased processor speed, it doesn't look like a "must upgrade" to me. I'll probably wait for the iPad 3 that has higher resolution.
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The new model isn't aimed at people who bought one last year or got one at Christmas. It's aimed at people who haven't purchased a tablet yet, which is a much larger crowd. It keeps them ahead of the competition. The Xoom looks out of date already.
 
derek1984 said:
Steve had to make an appearence for this?!? I'll just keep holding out on the iPad.
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steve made an appearance to mollify the stock holders...and to keep confidence in Apple high. If he didn't show, stock would have dropped.

also, itt - people who have no idea how product evolution works.

no offense, folks..but try tempering your negative & unrealistic expectations a bit more, why don't you?

find me another product which compares to the new iPad iteration...oh, you can't? Yeah, that's what I thought. And, actually, the cover is quite nice. For those who can't quite understand it, or are underwhelmed by it...it's simple, functional & elegant. and, again, find another product like it which integrates as nicely. Oh, you can't.

etc. etc.

edit: for the über nay-sayers who are never pleased by Apple's releases - I heartily encourage you to start your own company & design a better product. I will gladly be your first customer.
 
Tones2 said:
Wow. The iPad 2 managed to underwelm my even very low expectations. Unless, there's a suprise coming.

No screen enhancement whatsoever (not easier to read in external light)
No SD / USB/ Thunderbolt
No 128 GB
Nothing else that was a surprise

Now they are spending 10 minutes on the CASE - you know they're in trouble.

Tony
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You think that is low expectation? Really?

If you want anti-glare, buy an antiglare film.
SD? What about people with Memory stick? What about SDHC and other future standards? Why have a slot that could be obsolete soon?
USB is available through the sync cable or a USB adapter. Thunderbolt is too new and would require more chipset changes.
128 GB will come eventually.
 
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These specs are pretty EPIC!!!! This iPad may actually be worth the moolah :p
 
Cougarcat said:
Yeah, that is bizarre...

No iOS 5 preview either. Guess that will get its own event in a few months?
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Probably won't come until they're unified on iOS 5. Certainly supports speculation that the iPhone 5 will be a global/world phone too.

Strange that the iPad is not also a global product for 3G, but I think this just signifies that, for now, the iPhone remains Apple's flagship product.
 
Wonder if there'll be a "one more thing..."?
And wonder if it'll be MobileMe based
 
aristotle said:
You think that is low expectation? Really?

If you want anti-glare, buy an antiglare film.
SD? What about people with Memory stick? What about SDHC and other future standards? Why have a slot that could be obsolete soon?
USB is available through the sync cable or a USB adapter. Thunderbolt is too new and would require more chipset changes.
128 GB will come eventually.
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Too funny......
 
2011: Year of iPad2

This was a graphic slide in the presentation...

It'll sure be called into question if iPad3 comes out this Fall???
 
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