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31st January 2010, 13:55 #101Originally Posted by Daniel
I don't need an iPad, I don't even need this laptop that I'm typing on at the moment. I don't need to visit this forum and futilely reply to people with an anti-Apple stance about an item that they'll never use properly yet criticise mercilessly.
Race afficiando is right, if you want it, buy it - if you don't, don't. I'm looking forward to the thread on that Microsoft tablet that you mention where you give it a similar critique.
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31st January 2010, 18:36 #102
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This is from 2006.Marco Simoncelli 1987-2011
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31st January 2010, 21:40 #103
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Originally Posted by Andrewmcm
What I mean though is that the iPhone is a phone and although it may be thin on specs compared to some other phones it still does the job. My point is that the iPad won't replace any products currently on the market. For all that Steve Jobs says it won't replace a netbook. The notebook form factor is tried, tested and loved and that's the reason why tablets never really took off in the first place despite tablets being a pet project of Bill Gates and Microsoft even making a tablet OS.
The funny thing is that I think the one product that Apple have made over the last few years that is actually useful but hasn't done very well is the Apple TV which is something I think people would benefit from and have an actual use for which is more than can be said for what is of course essentially just a big iPod touch......
There are some basic truths here which can't be denied
The iPad won't be a good reader because it doesn't do e-ink. I suspect it may do well as a magazine reader or a newspaper reader however. But I don't really see the point of the newspaper form factor in a digital world.
The iPad won't replace netbooks because it can't mutlitask and at best you will be typing one handed *snigger* Let's not forget that for a lot of people netbooks replace a laptop and the iPad just doesn't have what it takes to do that.Rule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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31st January 2010, 21:57 #104
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I don't know about the iPhone being the fastest selling games console during the last year but when you can buy games for as little as Ł0.59p I can see why some people would think it was. For that price your not so bothered if the game isn't so great. Me and the other half share an iTunes account and whatever game or application we buy then goes on both our iPhones making it more value for money. Personally, the only apple product I will be getting is an iPhone 4g when it finally gets released.
My phone has an alarm clock! Ner Ner! :p
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31st January 2010, 22:16 #105
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Originally Posted by Daniel
Why are you so obsessed with Apple that you post so much about them? Is Steve Jobs slipping you a little cash to keep his company in the public eye?
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31st January 2010, 22:48 #106
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Originally Posted by Dylan HRule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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1st February 2010, 19:17 #107Originally Posted by Daniel
I do know more than a few Microsoft apologists. I don't think they're as rabid as Apple fans though. Probably because Microsoft hasn't been able to walk and chew gum for the past few years, and the company has been letting investors down for the past 6 or 7 years."Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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1st February 2010, 19:19 #108
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Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
http://www.dailytech.com/Windows+7+i...ticle17551.htm
So bad in fact that Bill Gates is giving 10 BILLION to charity
http://www.dailytech.com/Bill+and+Me...ticle17558.htmRule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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1st February 2010, 19:44 #109Originally Posted by Daniel
A year ago Microsoft was struggling. The world's largest software firm had built up a massive user base, but it was losing their respect.
And I'm happy that Gates is donating money to good causes. But his fortunes do not match up with those of anyone who invested in MSFT 6 or 7 years ago. I bought MSFT in 2003 and was lucky to bail out without losing money. I bought AAPL for my parents' account in 2004/05 at around $38. Since then, that stock has split and it now stands at $194.
AAPL vs MSFT - 5 year chart
I'm not a fanboi of various corporations. And neither Steve Jobs nor Bill Gates is going to do shizzle for me. I go with whichever equity makes me the most money. I'll invest in Hitler, Inc. if it seems poised to beat the S&P 500."Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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1st February 2010, 21:21 #110
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Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior"Water for my horses, beer for my men and mud for my turtle".
This is not so important. This stage is only not to make a mistake and not to destroy the tyres. We will see tomorrow on proper stages.
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