Most of the folks on this thread are missing the main point...this new product is really aiming to be an e-reader...something that will battle Kindle and if Apple ever sells a single iBook, then the iPad.
Pssh. Apple users have earned the right to be smug after all the years of Apple bashing they have endured.
Except for Apple's latest push to get real interactive books rather than pdf-like files on your mobile device.
So...
NeXT -> Mac OS X, iOS
Astarte-DVD -> iDVD
SoundJam -> iTunes
NothingReal -> Shake, Final Cut
P.A. Semi -> A4, A5, A5X SoCs
Siri -> Siri
The list is of course longer : List of mergers and acquisitions by Apple
Even Apple "doesn't build it from the ground up!", do you hate them ?
some users on this site are the main reason why people dislike Apple. Not because of the company but because the fans are so delusional.
some users on this site are the main reason why people dislike Apple. Not because of the company but because the fans are so delusional.
Exactly. I enjoy apple products and the philosophies that go behind them. I dislike the closed minded people though that seem to associate themselves so heavily with Apple. You get that with Microsoft too though, although it doesn't seem as bad as it use to be as a lot of hardcore Microsoft people have realized, hey, they've got some fun toys over there too.
My sister is a hardcore Apple fan. You ask her to use a Microsoft product and she acts like you're trying to push her into a wood chipper. Being around her can be a rather annoying experience when she gets up on her Apple high horse.
So...
NeXT -> Mac OS X, iOS
Astarte-DVD -> iDVD
SoundJam -> iTunes
NothingReal -> Shake, Final Cut
P.A. Semi -> A4, A5, A5X SoCs
Siri -> Siri
The list is of course longer : List of mergers and acquisitions by Apple
Even Apple "doesn't build it from the ground up!", do you hate them ?
They object to price fixing and collusion.
Let's not forget Fingerworks -> multi touch
I'm not saying there is a problem with Microsoft entering the market - it would just be nice if they could be a little innovative instead of just throwing money around.
Exactly. I enjoy apple products and the philosophies that go behind them. I dislike the closed minded people though that seem to associate themselves so heavily with Apple. You get that with Microsoft too though, although it doesn't seem as bad as it use to be as a lot of hardcore Microsoft people have realized, hey, they've got some fun toys over there too.
My sister is a hardcore Apple fan. You ask her to use a Microsoft product and she acts like you're trying to push her into a wood chipper. Being around her can be a rather annoying experience when she gets up on her Apple high horse.
Exactly. I enjoy apple products and the philosophies that go behind them. I dislike the closed minded people though that seem to associate themselves so heavily with Apple. You get that with Microsoft too though, although it doesn't seem as bad as it use to be as a lot of hardcore Microsoft people have realized, hey, they've got some fun toys over there too.
My sister is a hardcore Apple fan. You ask her to use a Microsoft product and she acts like you're trying to push her into a wood chipper. Being around her can be a rather annoying experience when she gets up on her Apple high horse.
As for MS not innovating, yes they have lost their way a little with regards to consumer products, but their Server OS's are fairly good. Windows 8 Server looks like a great product and MS is actually having a go at doing something with storage. Microsoft are changing and will soon be as cool as Oracle are (it not so already), but you would want to use them in your data centre.
There is a gigantic world market for e-books. Kindle owns that market. iPad owns zip in that market...partly because of the screens, partly because of the size, and partly because the iPad IS NOT FOCUSED TO BE AN E-BOOK READER.
I always scratch my head at people who post on Apple fan sites calling them delusional or fanbois or isheep or whatever. What do you expext on a fan site? I'm sure if you frequented an Android fansite the 'delusion' would be just as bad if not worse. Go to any tech site out there and the Apple hate is incredible. Probably 9:1 anti Apple.