Comments on: Nice Try, iPad. (Top 5 Most Important Screens of 2010) http://thinkofthat.net/blog/2010/02/01/nice-try-ipad/ The Official Blog of Why Didn't I Think of That? Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:34:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Think of That » The Appreneur: Are Apps the New Wild West of Technology? http://thinkofthat.net/blog/2010/02/01/nice-try-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-1338 Think of That » The Appreneur: Are Apps the New Wild West of Technology? Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:15:55 +0000 http://thinkofthat.net/blog/?p=571#comment-1338 [...] to App-designers, as well as Apple’s new iPad–which only runs “apps,” as I’ve griped about, the field of play is opening up even [...] [...] to App-designers, as well as Apple’s new iPad–which only runs “apps,” as I’ve griped about, the field of play is opening up even [...]

]]> By: Mr. Conspicuous http://thinkofthat.net/blog/2010/02/01/nice-try-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-509 Mr. Conspicuous Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:10:51 +0000 http://thinkofthat.net/blog/?p=571#comment-509 The iPad will no doubt dominate the growing tablet-computing market in the coming years. It's too pretty and too practical for the yuppies and college girls to ignore. My sister will get one, and my parents will get two. Hell, in several years, l'll probably own one myself. But I question Apple's decision to release a wi-fi only model. They're marketing the iPad as the most pleasurable web-surfing experience on earth, yet they're offering a castrated model requiring proximity to a wireless network? ...Consumer's that don't spring for the 3G models will be sorry and likely displeased with the product and its purchase. Why buy a 5 dollar egg when you can have a scrambler for 6? The iPad will no doubt dominate the growing tablet-computing market in the coming years. It’s too pretty and too practical for the yuppies and college girls to ignore. My sister will get one, and my parents will get two. Hell, in several years, l’ll probably own one myself.

But I question Apple’s decision to release a wi-fi only model. They’re marketing the iPad as the most pleasurable web-surfing experience on earth, yet they’re offering a castrated model requiring proximity to a wireless network?

…Consumer’s that don’t spring for the 3G models will be sorry and likely displeased with the product and its purchase. Why buy a 5 dollar egg when you can have a scrambler for 6?

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