I don’t see why Apple needs that money grab. Rather, they should put their money and research into improving the hardware already found in the iPhone and iPod Touch. They could make good money expanding the App possibilities. Their new 3GS is already pretty decent at rendering games.
Have you seen GTA Chinatown Wars on the iPhone? I haven’t, but I heard its da shiz.
nope, I’m so PC that my Ipod is a zune.
If you mean Zune HD then cool.
And slightly off-topic (but still Apple related) have you checked out the Engadget 2008 Awards? I’m afraid to see what this year’s awards will bring…
Seriously. I don’t mind the name and all but, god damn, what’s the use of that thing. It’s basicly a huge version of the iPod. If i wanted to do the stuff I can do on a iPod that has the size of a laptop I’d buy a laptop.
EDIT: Actually I think it’s for blind folks
Because pleasing the investors is more important than anything else to a public company.
I personally don’t care for the iPad; I think they screwed up pretty bad. But I’m sure it will appeal to some people somewhere and probably won’t sell too badly. Hopefully they can learn from their mistakes.
I’d be pretty surprised if people buy this. Then again, I was also pretty surprised when people bought the new iPod Nano just for the camera. Apple makes all sorts of products that sell even when they clearly suck balls.
Still, gotta hand it to Apple. Nice try on making a bigger version of the iPod Touch. You just… didn’t quite make it.
Can you even call the poorly-placed hole on the nano a camera? Can it even handle VGA quality? 0_o
And, seriously, major fail that its using an OS virtually identical to the iPhone OS. Netbooks only started selling because now most manufacturers are including Windows… just like regular consumers wouldn’t buy a netbook with a slick Linux shell, people won’t buy the iPad with a linux shell.
Is it not capable enough to handle a newer Mac OS?
Coming next year: Apple unveils the new iPad nano, it’s the same size as an ipod touch.
OH WAIT…
I’m not sure about you, but IMO, a notebook would be a better option for a blind person… Braille on a laptop, possible… Braille on an iPad…
What are you talking about? The braille show’s on the screen and- Ooooohhhh…
I’m guessing everyone here doesn’t realize that the iPad is not meant to be a phone or Laptop. Seems like it’d be great for just relaxing on the couch and browsing the web or something like that. It’s not designed to replace laptops/netbooks, It’s a different concept all together.
If you don’t like the iPad because it has more limitations than a laptop/netbook then, DON’T BUY ONE. Last time I checked, no one is forcing you to get one.
I don’t get where people think they are so clever and genius because the Ipad is similar to the generic name of a certain female hygiene product, it’s not funny at all. Do you laugh every time you see a pad of paper? Because that can be used in the same context.
One of the main reasons why I like it is because it’s almost like a giant iPhone, which is awesome and works really well, hell if it wasn’t for the small screen on my iPhone I would’ve never bought a laptop.
itt:Idiots talking about shit when they really have no idea what’s going on. Kinda like youtube.
Did you even hear Steve Job’s big speech that he did? He was claiming that netbooks are obsolete and stuff, and this was their replacement.
To be fair, if I was in need for a device for general computing and web access, and I was offered either an iPad or a netbook, I’d go for the first one, despite the lack of Flash (which isn’t really a lack imho) and multitasking (who needs that anyway on a device that’s purely meant to be a tool of relaxation and entertainment. You’re not supposed to be doing “tasks” with the iPad (or netbook for that matter), you’re supposed to use it to read a book, watch a movie, surf the net, mail, chat, play games, whatever…
I think the main problem here is that a lot of people seem to think this is a device meant to replace laptops/computers, and thus expect the device to do the same tasks those computers do. This is just wrong, this is a device you put in your living room and use when you feel like checking some sites real fast. This is a device you put in your bag and use to read a book or watch movies on the bus or train. Sure, you can use it to quickly create some documents for work on the go, but this isn’t meant to be a replacement for a proper computer.
And imho, it sounds very promising if it can deliver what it promises and if the community follows with apps. The iPad will be a success, just like the iPod and iPhone, because it fills a gap in that existed for a long time, a gap that netbooks failed to close.
Steve Job was claiming that it is a replacement. Why don’t you learn, before you post! The only ones that are gonna buy this, are hard core Apple fans. The same ones that argue with us here, that the iPad “was never ment to replace laptops!”
That’s the bottom line. :fffuuu:
Netbook != Notebook != Laptop
But in a way, it is meant to be a replacement for laptops for certain users. How many people have a laptop they only use for surfing, mailing, chatting, music, movies etc? Aka nothing that requires a lot of performance or multitasking in any form? I’m not going to pull numbers out of my ass, but my answer would be “a lot of people”.
For those people that spent way too much for a notebook/laptop just to do the most basic of tasks, the iPad is a nice alternative that’s pretty cheap (cheaper than laptops), looks slick, is less clunky than a laptop and can do the basic tasks they want it to do.
I’m an avid “Macboy” because I have yet to be disappointed by Apple on any of my purchases, I probably won’t be getting the iPad, though (not this generation anyway) because I have no use for it. On the other side, I can see my parents getting one because they cba with computers, but still want access to the internet when they need to.
Derp.
Except that’s the demographic netbooks were designed for. And the last time I checked, netbooks have more “essential” features and cost significantly less than the iPad.
:facepalm:
As I said before, it was never designed to literally replace netbooks or laptops or anything like that. It’s simply a in-between product.
It is designed to replace netbooks and laptop for users that don’t need the extra functions of a laptop/netbook, oh and before a idiot comes in and goes “LOL WAT U JUST SAID IT ISNT” Stop, re-read the post and come back. If you NEED everything a laptop/netbook has, the product is NOT aimed at you.
It’s aimed at people that DON’T need the extra things Laptops/netbooks have.
You’re argument is so intelligent and well thought that I have no words to counter your carefully planned out post. I mean, wow. You obviously read the entire post and picked it apart like some super forum genius, well done sir.
/golf clap
lolwut? I’m pretty sure that that had more to do with floppies being slow and small than a company with 3% market share not supporting them anymore…
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