Quoted from beatmaster

all we can do is, let's agree to disagree

yes to each his own....

Quoted from Tuborg

THanks for helping in my defense Hippo!   I'm a nerd, I got the glasses, bad clothing and stupid hobbies to prove it...

Yeah, but you own it buddy!

p.s. omit the glasses on me, and I'm right with you

Quoted from Sparky

Man, this is hilarious... I love seeing computer nerds argue!

But... YOU started it!!  You did that on purpose!  !

Quoted from machine.slave

But... YOU started it!!  You did that on purpose!  !

Hehehehhh... I can be evil when I want to.

I showed my students (15yr olds) the promo-video for the Ipad and the results were mixed. Certainly no big/excited reactions...in fact after 5min of the 8min video they got bored.

Some of their comments :

"That's just an Ipod touch, but I cant fit it in my pocket, and I'd need bag to carry it in...no thanks"

"That would be cool to use on the bus, but I would get robbed for it"

"I like it, it looks cool"

"If it was like $300 I'd buy one"

"for $499 I'd rather just buy an xbox and stuff"

How old are the students? This seems to be marketed towards adults so I don't doubt it's not a good fit (and it certainly is a debate if it's debatable for adults too!)

Quoted from The Loafer

How old are the students? This seems to be marketed towards adults so I don't doubt it's not a good fit (and it certainly is a debate if it's debatable for adults too!)

My students are 15 & 16 year olds...the group in society with the biggest disposable incomes (zombies to new technology, part-time jobs, live at home, no bills to pay, free education)...If apple isn't marketing this group, their got their heads up their you-know-whats

Quoted from Hippochrome

-I'm not anti apple, I just think this product sucks, and will seriously effect Apple's shares on the global market...they are only inflated to this price because of the hype around the upcomming new apple product. Anyone remember the hype that preceded The Segway???

Their stock price cannot be affected by their insanely high profits during a recession, profits that beat forecasts? Oh that's right, tech companies aren't supposed to actually produce products, products that sell.

BTW, if you don't like their products, don't buy them, buy the shitty Chinese knock-offs instead.

... I love this thread. It's like seeing a very-liberal-hippie Democrat debate politics with a war-mongering bible-hugging Republican. Eventually, it always ends up in a fight to the death!

(Cue Kirk/Spock fight music)

Da-da-da-da-da-dadaDA!!!

Quoted from Sparky

... I love this thread. It's like seeing a very-liberal-hippie Democrat debate politics with a war-mongering bible-hugging Republican. Eventually, it always ends up in a fight to the death!

(Cue Kirk/Spock fight music)

Da-da-da-da-da-dadaDA!!!

I'd prefer seeing this kind of "Apple" fight...

http://i.gizmodo.com/5458382/8-things-that-suck-about-the-ipad

I'm convinced that Apple goes out of its way to see how shitty they can make their products while still increasing their market share. I'm pretty sure Apple thinks their users are idiots that will take whatever abuse Apple hands them.

Backward compatibility? Screw that!
Adherence to universal standards like VGA, DVI, HDMI and USB? That would cut into our sales of adapters!
Service plan? We'll make them pay for it!
Warranty? 90 days is enough, isn't it?
Double the price tag of our competitors? Our fanboys will pay it because we're trendy!

I'll bet this will be infinitely more interesting:
http://gizmodo.com/5365299/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet

No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.

It's easy to poop on a product before you can use it, but it remains to be seen if it'll be succesfull. Apple doesn't always have hits (Apple TV, iPod HiFi), but when they have a hit, watch out!