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From: Jim on 1 Feb 2010 09:42 On 2010-02-01, Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: >> > >> > > A few, a /very/ few, are honest. I suppose Stephen Fry's one of them - >> > > but still, are his views really worth paying attention to in this case, >> > > at this time? <shrug> >> > >> > Maybe not, but his views are certainly worth listening to as he has >> > actually used an iPad, and many others haven't. >> >> Quite. > > What do you mean, `quite'? I don't see that there's a lot of point > paying attention to anyone's views of the gadget for a bit, not unless > you're seriously interested in buying one. I _am_ seriously interested in buying one. So much so that I'm now at the "which one?" stage, rather than the "shall I?" stage. Stephen, unlike 99% of the rest of the people writing about the iPad, has actually used one. That means that if he describes how the screen looks, what the eReader app is like, etc. then I'm going to pay more attention to his opinions than those of people who have only watched the Apple event. Jim -- "Get over here. Now. Might be advisable to wear brown trousers and a shirt the colour of blood." Malcolm Tucker, "The Thick of It"
From: Geoff Berrow on 1 Feb 2010 09:52 On Mon, 1 Feb 2010 14:07:20 +0000, real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) wrote: >James Dore <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: > >[snip] > >> <cough> Blackberry might disagree. A significant slump in the sales of >> their touchscreen device was attributed to his execrating of it on twitter. > ><cough> > >Excoriating, dear boy. Is excretiating a word or have I just made it up? ;-) -- Geoff Berrow (Put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs www.4theweb.co.uk/rfdmaker
From: Rowland McDonnell on 1 Feb 2010 10:42 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > >> > > >> > > A few, a /very/ few, are honest. I suppose Stephen Fry's one of them - > >> > > but still, are his views really worth paying attention to in this case, > >> > > at this time? <shrug> > >> > > >> > Maybe not, but his views are certainly worth listening to as he has > >> > actually used an iPad, and many others haven't. > >> > >> Quite. > > > > What do you mean, `quite'? I don't see that there's a lot of point > > paying attention to anyone's views of the gadget for a bit, not unless > > you're seriously interested in buying one. > > I _am_ seriously interested in buying one. So much so that I'm now at the > "which one?" stage, rather than the "shall I?" stage. Fair enough. I'm not a sucker for the latest new gadget. > Stephen, unlike 99% of > the rest of the people writing about the iPad, has actually used one. [snip] Yes, but so what? So he's got a few things to say about it that are useful if you want to buy one. But only if - and I'd not buy one without trying it out for real first, because I've learnt that someone else's review of a gadget always - ALWAYS - gives me a misleading impression. I'm not interested in buying one - can't see any possible use. I am interested in what's said about them, though - from a sociological point of view, analysing the analysts, sortathing. However, if it were the case that I had an iPhone and had played with it heavily, and if I could see a potential/possible use for an iPad, I'd be more interested in getting my hands on one to try it out than reading a review. I think. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Rowland McDonnell on 1 Feb 2010 10:42 Geoff Berrow <blthecat(a)ckdog.co.uk> wrote: > real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) wrote: > > >James Dore <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: > > > >[snip] > > > >> <cough> Blackberry might disagree. A significant slump in the sales of > >> their touchscreen device was attributed to his execrating of it on twitter. > > > ><cough> > > > >Excoriating, dear boy. > > Is excretiating a word or have I just made it up? ;-) I can't find it in my dictionary, but it bloody well should be a real word, shouldn't it? It's got a good sound to it. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Jim on 1 Feb 2010 10:54
On 2010-02-01, Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: >> > >> > What do you mean, `quite'? I don't see that there's a lot of point >> > paying attention to anyone's views of the gadget for a bit, not unless >> > you're seriously interested in buying one. >> >> I _am_ seriously interested in buying one. So much so that I'm now at the >> "which one?" stage, rather than the "shall I?" stage. > > Fair enough. > > I'm not a sucker for the latest new gadget. Neither am I, or at least not to the extent you might think. I'm in a position where my laptop is starting to fail and I'm looking at one of these to replace it. 400quid vs 1400quid makes financial sense to me, providing it can do what I use the laptop for. Which it can, or at least it hits about 80% of what I use it for. >> Stephen, unlike 99% of >> the rest of the people writing about the iPad, has actually used one. > [snip] > > Yes, but so what? So he's got a few things to say about it that are > useful if you want to buy one. > > But only if - and I'd not buy one without trying it out for real first, > because I've learnt that someone else's review of a gadget always - > ALWAYS - gives me a misleading impression. As will I - plus I'll also be waiting for some more reviews by people who have used them for a few days, to make sure there aren't any hidden 'gotchas'. > I'm not interested in buying one - can't see any possible use. I am > interested in what's said about them, though - from a sociological point > of view, analysing the analysts, sortathing. Did you read this? <http://speirs.org/blog/2010/1/29/future-shock.html> > However, if it were the case that I had an iPhone and had played with it > heavily, and if I could see a potential/possible use for an iPad, I'd be > more interested in getting my hands on one to try it out than reading a > review. I think. I agree that nothing beats actual hands-on experince of a device, but realistically the best I'll be able to do is play with one in an Applestore for five minutes. Jim -- http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk http://twitter.com/GreyAreaUK "Get over here. Now. Might be advisable to wear brown trousers and a shirt the colour of blood." Malcolm Tucker, "The Thick of It" |