Fanboi's lament - falling out of love with the iPad
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From: Your Name on 29 May 2010 17:38 "Davoud" <star(a)sky.net> wrote in message news:290520101232026566%star(a)sky.net... > If he forced _himself_ to buy one sight-unseen then he is a fool. There are MANY MANY fools out there with more money than sense. It's those idiots that then turn around and blame Apple for their own stupidity. :-\
From: Advanced Kitty on 30 May 2010 11:00 Davoud wrote: > John Navas quoting Rik Myslewski: > >> //Egotistical, gratuitous nonsense elided// > > Who are these fanbois? I want the name(s) of the fanboi(s) who forced > Rik to buy an iPad. If he forced _himself_ to buy one sight-unseen > then he is a fool. I bought mine after trying someone else's for a > day. The more I use my iPad, the more I like it--especially on those > excursions where I don't require the kind of heavy-duty image > processing or the multi-gigagbyte astronomical databases that my > MacBook Pro's provide. > > Mr. Myslewski flatters himself to think that anyone cares whether he > likes the iPad. > > E-bay will be his consolation. > >> If the iPhone is really so impressive, why do iFans keep making >> excuses for it? > > The iPhone, also, needs no excuses. You try it, you talk to others who > have one, you learn what it can do and what it can't do, you decide > you want it or you don't want it. I don't see that as being terribly > complicated. The iPhone has many capable competitors, something for > every taste and budget. That's pretty much the way I do most of my > shopping. Impulse buying can be very expensive, indeed. > > Independent market analysts, i.e., those not affiliated with or hired > by Apple, Inc., credit the success of the iPhone and iPad to reports > of an overwhelmingly positive user experience, news of which is > spread by word of mouth--and not by so-called fanbois. "Non-standard > file system?" It is to laugh. The users who describe an overwhelmingly > positive experience are not aware that these devices _have_ a file > system. If they needed to be aware of that, these spectacularly > successful devices would not have failed miserably in the market. > > It is true that millions have bought the iPad sight-unseen because > they have learned from experience that, if it comes from Apple, it > will be elegant and it will work right. The vast majority of these > people (Mr. Myslewski notwithstanding) have not been disappointed. A rather sweeping assertion given the total lack of stastical data, wouldn't you say ? > > Davoud
From: John Navas on 30 May 2010 11:03 On Sun, 30 May 2010 16:00:17 +0100, "Advanced Kitty" <nokia.account(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in <86fcs1F9g7U1(a)mid.individual.net>: >A rather sweeping assertion given the total lack of stastical data, wouldn't >you say ? Par for the course on Usenet. ;) -- Best regards, John "Facts? We ain't got no facts. We don't need no facts. I don't have to show you any stinking facts!" [with apologies to John Huston]
From: Advanced Kitty on 30 May 2010 11:15 John Navas wrote: > On Sun, 30 May 2010 16:00:17 +0100, "Advanced Kitty" > <nokia.account(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in > <86fcs1F9g7U1(a)mid.individual.net>: > >> A rather sweeping assertion given the total lack of stastical data, >> wouldn't you say ? > > Par for the course on Usenet. ;) Well, you said it. When I first heard that Jobs was planning a tablet, I kind of stopped to draw breath again. I could only think that his brush with mortality had turned him from savvy innovator into a self-indulgent ball-dropper. Kinda "Well, it's my baby - I can do what I like with it". The world had thus far said "We don't like large tablets" - but Apple thus far, hadn't knocked one out. And much would hinge upon the quality of the user experience - not least, from the hardware perspective of physical screen interaction. The jury remains out until the buy-anything-Apple curve has flattened out (at least a year) - but my money's on Jobs having lost the plot, just as it was for just about every industry analyst at the iPad's announcement. The iPad is a niche product and after the novelty has worn off, will remain just that. Nice try all the same though, Steve.
From: John Navas on 30 May 2010 11:48
On Sun, 30 May 2010 16:15:22 +0100, "Advanced Kitty" <nokia.account(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in <86fdoaFeoqU1(a)mid.individual.net>: >John Navas wrote: >> On Sun, 30 May 2010 16:00:17 +0100, "Advanced Kitty" >> <nokia.account(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in >> <86fcs1F9g7U1(a)mid.individual.net>: >> >>> A rather sweeping assertion given the total lack of stastical data, >>> wouldn't you say ? >> >> Par for the course on Usenet. ;) > >Well, you said it. > >When I first heard that Jobs was planning a tablet, I kind of stopped to >draw breath again. > >I could only think that his brush with mortality had turned him from savvy >innovator into a self-indulgent ball-dropper. >Kinda "Well, it's my baby - I can do what I like with it". > >The world had thus far said "We don't like large tablets" - but Apple thus >far, hadn't knocked one out. >And much would hinge upon the quality of the user experience - not least, >from the hardware perspective of physical screen interaction. >The jury remains out until the buy-anything-Apple curve has flattened out >(at least a year) - but my money's on Jobs having lost the plot, just as it >was for just about every industry analyst at the iPad's announcement. > >The iPad is a niche product and after the novelty has worn off, will remain >just that. > >Nice try all the same though, Steve. Pretty much my thinking as well. I need a decent keyboard for email, documents, presentations, annotations, etc. Why would anyone rationally buy an iPad when (say) the Acer Aspire One can be had for only $200 (Newegg Memorial Day sale)? -- Best regards, John If the iPhone is really so impressive, why do iFans keep making excuses for it? |