and it looks like that will delay the international release (ie Canada) until May

and guess what Rogers is offering a 'special plan' for Ipad users

http://www.thestar.com/business/article/794977--canadian-ipad-release-delayed-one-month

lap it up, iSheep.. lap it up.  

You know, the wife and I just bought a pretty sweet laptop from Tiger Direct for $499 that does way more than this thing ever will (AND I can load OS X on it).  Of course, that won't change the sales figures too much.. people just want something shiny  

What good is an ipad?

Go Go Gadget IPAD!

Quoted from machine.slave

lap it up, iSheep.. lap it up.  

You know, the wife and I just bought a pretty sweet laptop from Tiger Direct for $499 that does way more than this thing ever will (AND I can load OS X on it).  Of course, that won't change the sales figures too much.. people just want something shiny  

You can't compare the two, they do different things. It's a much different experience using an iPad vs using a laptop, or so I've heard. I'll find out this weekend when I go to NYC. Gonna be picking up one for my company

Can your $500 laptop do this?


Also, who was the iHater that said to dump their Apple stock? How much has their stock gone up in the past couple months, 10%, 20%?

that makes over 1/2 million people with more money than brains...

I really can't see the appeal of this thing.

After the initial buzz, most of these will likely just sit in a corner gathering dust...

...I've got plenty of games doing that already !  


Steph

Quoted from jonny_eh

Can your $500 laptop do this?

Can my $500 laptop amuse a cat?  Sure it can, she lies on it all the time!  And when she's not lying on it.. I can do things like play PinMAME, burn DVD's and play Oblivion  

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Also, who was the iHater that said to dump their Apple stock? How much has their stock gone up in the past couple months, 10%, 20%?[/quote]

Hippo I think but I could be wrong ... actually their stock is at an all time high ...

its up approx 25% in the last 3 months.

Well I got in at 89$ a share at the end of 2008... Pretty happy with my ROI so far but it is way too overpriced (stock that is) so will probably get out at the first sign of negative news as the analysts would love to bring it down again.  Ah, how hype can boost a stock price. For joe public, the ipad is a cool secondary device after the main pc or laptop.  For the techie, it is a closed up system not capable of doing much but be a multimedia client.  however, there are way more joe public then techies out there and this will probably fly of the shelves and is a well integrated product (and hey, virus free...).  Will probably get one for the family...

Stephane

You know, it's too bad that Apple users are so married to the brand. The HP Slate is going to kick some serious arse when it comes out later this year (and will support Flash and has USB ports and a camera. DUH!), but I suspect it won't sell nearly as many numbers as the Ipad.

But when you have a winning brand I guess you can eliminate support for obviously necessary components and software and charge more money for an inferior product and know that your customers won't really care or even recognize that they're being shafted.

I'm not a Mac hater. I'm just tellin' it like it is.

man, I wish I had bought in the late 90's when I had the chance..   Of course, it was either Apple stocks or beer money.. and at the time, beer seemed a better ROI    ...  

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But when you have a winning brand I guess you can eliminate support for obviously necessary components and software and charge more money for an inferior product and know that your customers won't really care or even recognize that they're being shafted.

Kinda like being a Leafs fan... HEYOOOOO!