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From: Bruce on 13 May 2010 08:26 On Thu, 13 May 2010 07:53:29 -0400, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: >In article <l8pnu5tqa6eueu3dnhlirjadaukv4m8ht0(a)4ax.com>, Bruce ><docnews2011(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I suppose I could learn to love the iPad, though, if only because of >> its sheer pointlessness. > >that must be why it's selling so well, because it's pointless. That must be the attraction! The iPad is a trinket. Like jewellery, it serves no useful purpose except to adorn. Like the brand on an item of clothing, it makes a statement about the wearer. Style before substance. Cool but fundamentally useless. ;-)
From: nospam on 13 May 2010 08:34 In article <rprnu5530tk11vlhlvfvm7luph93mn3i59(a)4ax.com>, Bruce <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> wrote: > The iPad is a trinket. Like jewellery, it serves no useful purpose > except to adorn. Like the brand on an item of clothing, it makes a > statement about the wearer. nonsense. > Style before substance. Cool but fundamentally useless. ;-) maybe to you it's useless but not to the nearly two million (by now) who bought one.
From: nospam on 13 May 2010 09:08 In article <2010051305572050878-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom>, Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote: > However, it seems there are some costs to feeding the iPad which are > going to sneak up on the average user if they take advantage of all the > iPad has to offer. Those subscribing to the NYT will find hidden costs > building up. it's not free on the kindle: <http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GFK7L6> however, you can still visit the nytimes web site for free or use the free nytimes application. > ...and if you want to get streamed content, be prepared to pay. depends on the source. netflix obviously requires an account but youtube does not. slingbox for ipad is due out soon, as is hulu. > http://www.macworld.com/article/151168/2010/05/250mb_ipad_plan_management.html that's an *optional* data plan, no contract required, activate and cancel at any time. > Having said that there are some interesting specialized uses for the > iPad which are probably going to make it a useful tool in many areas, > not the least as a remote device for photography quite a few. have you seen dslr camera remote for the iphone? that's going to be *really* slick for the ipad.
From: Bruce on 13 May 2010 09:56 On Thu, 13 May 2010 08:34:46 -0400, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: >In article <rprnu5530tk11vlhlvfvm7luph93mn3i59(a)4ax.com>, Bruce ><docnews2011(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> The iPad is a trinket. Like jewellery, it serves no useful purpose >> except to adorn. Like the brand on an item of clothing, it makes a >> statement about the wearer. > >nonsense. > >> Style before substance. Cool but fundamentally useless. ;-) > >maybe to you it's useless but not to the nearly two million (by now) >who bought one. Two million lemmings cannot be wrong, eh? For them, the purpose of owning an iPad is to own an iPad. I congratulate Apple for making ownership of such a fundamentally useless item so desirable! Coming soon from Apple: The Emperor's New Clothes.
From: nospam on 13 May 2010 10:00
In article <d51ou55c4frmo0tfj3oc0937km2fj4c00m(a)4ax.com>, Bruce <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Style before substance. Cool but fundamentally useless. ;-) > > > >maybe to you it's useless but not to the nearly two million (by now) > >who bought one. > > Two million lemmings cannot be wrong, eh? > > For them, the purpose of owning an iPad is to own an iPad. you've asked them? > I congratulate Apple for making ownership of such a fundamentally > useless item so desirable! useless to you, not to them. |