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01-27-2010, 12:51 PM | #17 |
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Put me in with the "what?" crowd. It's a giant iPod Touch. It's a thinner smaller laptop with no keyboard. It might appeal to a niche market of "people who have iPods but don't have Apple desktops, and want to try a Tablet as a second computer instead of buying a traditional laptop". But they make non-Apple notebook computers which are probably a lot cheaper than what this is going to be. I don't get it.
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Now, if they managed to get it down to Kindle DX price $450ish, then it might be a game changer. But they won't. And, for me, I wanted it to be a good media reader. LCD <<<<<<<<< eink. So, again, a loss for me on that front.
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01-27-2010, 12:53 PM | #19 |
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This would be great for traveling, but what else? I'd rather have the mobility of the iPhone, rather than the scaled up screen with that same aps. Like I said though, something more has to be coming. If not, this could have been released quite a long time ago.
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01-27-2010, 12:56 PM | #21 |
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They're demoing the book reader now.
Still no mention of how it stacks up to Kindle/Nook/etc. That's the issue.
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01-27-2010, 12:56 PM | #22 |
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Looks like a freaking joke. Basically a 10" iPod touch.
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01-27-2010, 12:56 PM | #23 |
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In terms of their computers, Mac has always been pricey. In terms of their iPods, they're more pricey than MP3 players but IMO they're worth the difference. I bought an iPod Touch a few months ago (8G, $199) and I love the thing. So if the Tablet is basically the Touch with more abilities (e.g. Flash and Java) AND is cheaper than a laptop, I would definitely consider picking one up. But the "cheaper than a laptop" part is the key...
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01-27-2010, 12:56 PM | #24 |
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And seriously, didn't all of the huge Mac sites know this was coming? Maybe they could have called up their hosts and asked for a little more server power for a day. It's like a ****ing geocites page getting thrown on slashdot. Come on, guys...
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i like the idea of the courier booklet ... you can read double side and you have controls that aren't in the middle of your screen. i wish the would make the kindle 2 a booklet. it would double the screen area without increasing the size much and would allow them to make the buttons etc more user friendly.
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01-27-2010, 01:01 PM | #26 |
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For comparison, Ed Kennnedy's memoir on Apple's iBook store = 15. Amazon: 10.
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Hell, think about their issue with WinMo 7 and the delays there. Microsoft is too unfocused. So I don't see courier being released any time soon. Of course, I'd love to be wrong. Competition is always good.
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Launching into the iWork demo, which is what -should- separate this thing from an iPhone/touch.
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01-27-2010, 01:04 PM | #30 |
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Agreed. But i wouldnt underestimate Apples ability to sell people things they dont need.
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