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From: JF Mezei on 2 Apr 2010 11:39 Rick wrote: > So.. the best thing about the iPad is the marketing? As of today, Friday April 2, yes, because that is all that exists at this point in time, marketing, hype, hope, drueling. As of Saturday April 3, some real hardware will come into the hands of real people and we may start to get real feedback on the devices. Granted, the type of people who have been camping for weeks in front of the Apple places of worship for the chance to be the first ones allowed into the store on Saturday to get their hands on the ipad are not likely to criticise the unit, but within a few days, there should start to be normal people who got the ipad and start to make intelligent reviews. Having said this, even if a normal person gets an ipad, that person should be given a month or two to get a REAL feeling for what the device is like. First impressions are good to gauge if without knowing anything about the unit, the UI is obvious enough. But given a month or two, the owner has had a chance to learn the tricks, organise their music/documents/apps and provide much more than an initial impression.
From: Martin Krischik on 2 Apr 2010 14:21 Am 02.04.2010, 16:56 Uhr, schrieb Rick <none(a)mail.invalid>: > On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:09:53 +0200, Martin Krischik wrote: >>> No multitasking. >> ... for 3rd party applications. > ... and, of course, no one would want 3rd party apps on their iPad.. I did not say that and neither did I try to imply that. The first statement was wrong: There is multitasking - just not for everybody. >>> No USB. >> >> What exactly do you want to put besides you on your living room sofa >> attached to your iPad? > > ... and, of course, no one uses their iPad anywhere besides sofa... No, I probably would want to use it in the garden. But the screen probably won't work in bright sunlight. In my work room, where all the stuff with USB connectors is I sit in front of my MacPro. > ... and, of course, everyone uses their iPad the same way when on their > sofa ... The iPad is a mass marked product and not a niche product. I can't see the mass marked on there sofa in a heap of cables all waiting to be plugged into an iPad. We techno geeks here on the usenet should not forget that most people are not like us. > So.. the best thing about the iPad is the marketing? Sad truth; A good product with bad marketing won't sell as well as a bad product with good marketing. And a product which does not sell won't have 3rd party support and might quickly disappear from the market. If you want to protect your investment you have to look at the marketing strategy of a company as part of the long term commitment to there product. One of the reasons I did not buy another Sony Ericsson smart-phone. There commitment in mid-range is ok but in the top range it's a no go. Disclaimer 1: I do not say the iPad is bad. Disclaimer 2: I am not saying the iPad is good either. Martin -- Martin Krischik
From: Jeffrey Goldberg on 2 Apr 2010 14:48 Wes Groleau wrote: > On 04-01-2010 01:41, nospam wrote: >>> 6. RS232 into my routers >> give me a break. can you think of anything more obscure? and why would >> you be accessing your routers when out and about? > If I actually still had anything online that required RS232 to access, > I guarantee I wouldn't be plugging a netbook into them unless I was in > the same room! Indeed. I do keep an old laptop and cable around precisely for this purpose. -j -- Jeffrey Goldberg http://goldmark.org/jeff/ I rarely read HTML or poorly quoting posts Reply-To address is valid
From: Rick on 2 Apr 2010 14:58 On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:21:11 +0200, Martin Krischik wrote: > Am 02.04.2010, 16:56 Uhr, schrieb Rick <none(a)mail.invalid>: > >> On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:09:53 +0200, Martin Krischik wrote: > >>>> No multitasking. >>> ... for 3rd party applications. >> ... and, of course, no one would want 3rd party apps on their iPad.. > > I did not say that and neither did I try to imply that. The first > statement was wrong: There is multitasking - just not for everybody. How democratic. > >>>> No USB. >>> >>> What exactly do you want to put besides you on your living room sofa >>> attached to your iPad? >> >> ... and, of course, no one uses their iPad anywhere besides sofa... > > No, I probably would want to use it in the garden. But the screen > probably won't work in bright sunlight. > > In my work room, where all the stuff with USB connectors is I sit in > front of my MacPro. > >> ... and, of course, everyone uses their iPad the same way when on their >> sofa ... > > The iPad is a mass marked product and not a niche product. I can't see > the mass marked on there sofa in a heap of cables all waiting to be > plugged into an iPad. .... and, of course, no one uses their iPad anywhere besides sofa... OTOH... .... thumb rives are small. .... SD cards are small. .... other USB devices are small. > > We techno geeks here on the usenet should not forget that most people > are not like us. > >> So.. the best thing about the iPad is the marketing? > > Sad truth; A good product with bad marketing won't sell as well as a bad > product with good marketing. Agreed. Sad truth. > And a product which does not sell won't > have 3rd party support and might quickly disappear from the market. If > you want to protect your investment you have to look at the marketing > strategy of a company as part of the long term commitment to there > product. One of the reasons I did not buy another Sony Ericsson > smart-phone. There commitment in mid-range is ok but in the top range > it's a no go. > > Disclaimer 1: I do not say the iPad is bad. Disclaimer 2: I am not > saying the iPad is good either. OK.. I can go with 1 and 2 :-) -- Rick
From: Fa-groon on 2 Apr 2010 15:08
On Fri, 2 Apr 2010 11:21:11 -0700, Martin Krischik wrote (in article <op.vajrxlx0z25lew(a)macpro-eth1.krischik.com>): > Am 02.04.2010, 16:56 Uhr, schrieb Rick <none(a)mail.invalid>: > >> On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:09:53 +0200, Martin Krischik wrote: > >>>> No multitasking. >>> ... for 3rd party applications. >> ... and, of course, no one would want 3rd party apps on their iPad.. > > I did not say that and neither did I try to imply that. The first > statement was wrong: There is multitasking - just not for everybody. > >>>> No USB. >>> >>> What exactly do you want to put besides you on your living room sofa >>> attached to your iPad? >> >> ... and, of course, no one uses their iPad anywhere besides sofa... > > No, I probably would want to use it in the garden. But the screen probably > won't work in bright sunlight. > > In my work room, where all the stuff with USB connectors is I sit in front > of my MacPro. > >> ... and, of course, everyone uses their iPad the same way when on their >> sofa ... > > The iPad is a mass marked product and not a niche product. I can't see the > mass marked on there sofa in a heap of cables all waiting to be plugged > into an iPad. > > We techno geeks here on the usenet should not forget that most people are > not like us. > >> So.. the best thing about the iPad is the marketing? > > Sad truth; A good product with bad marketing won't sell as well as a bad > product with good marketing. I'll say. AppleTV is a perfect example of that. Great product, undermarketed. |