Comments on: Dear Apple: Please Explain? http://www.lifeasgeek.com/2010/01/28/dear-apple-please-explain/ Updates most Thursdays, some Tuesdays. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:48:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tweets that mention Life as Geek - Dear Apple: Please Explain? -- Topsy.com http://www.lifeasgeek.com/2010/01/28/dear-apple-please-explain/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Tweets that mention Life as Geek - Dear Apple: Please Explain? -- Topsy.com Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:20:00 +0000 http://www.lifeasgeek.com/?p=133#comment-273 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Derek Kinsman UNTTLD and Leslie Owusu-Appiah, Sarah Kelleth. Sarah Kelleth said: Blog Post: Dear Apple: Please Explain? http://tinyurl.com/ylgefyt [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Derek Kinsman UNTTLD and Leslie Owusu-Appiah, Sarah Kelleth. Sarah Kelleth said: Blog Post: Dear Apple: Please Explain? http://tinyurl.com/ylgefyt [...]

]]> By: Chad http://www.lifeasgeek.com/2010/01/28/dear-apple-please-explain/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Chad Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:22:34 +0000 http://www.lifeasgeek.com/?p=133#comment-272 Heh, I agree with you. For me it simply makes no sense. If I wanted to buy a crippled device, I'd buy a netbook. It at least has SD / USB support. If I wanted an e-reader, I'd buy a Nook (seriously, that thing looks friggin sweet). If I wanted an iphone, I'd buy an iphone. If I wanted an ipod, I'd buy an ipod. And if I truly wanted an Apple product that would do all of the above, I'd buy a Macbook. Because it won't be crippled, it will have USB support, and can do all of the above plus more. Or I'd save some money and buy a Lenovo. :D Heh, I agree with you. For me it simply makes no sense. If I wanted to buy a crippled device, I’d buy a netbook. It at least has SD / USB support.

If I wanted an e-reader, I’d buy a Nook (seriously, that thing looks friggin sweet).

If I wanted an iphone, I’d buy an iphone.

If I wanted an ipod, I’d buy an ipod.

And if I truly wanted an Apple product that would do all of the above, I’d buy a Macbook. Because it won’t be crippled, it will have USB support, and can do all of the above plus more.

Or I’d save some money and buy a Lenovo.

:D

]]> By: admin http://www.lifeasgeek.com/2010/01/28/dear-apple-please-explain/comment-page-1/#comment-268 admin Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:40:24 +0000 http://www.lifeasgeek.com/?p=133#comment-268 I have since heard the argument that the iPad will be excellent as a medical device. The argument is based entirely on the possible potential of the device after much innovation and the next version of it comes out. However, I do understand that the iPhone/iTouch is already being used for many of these things, and that a bigger screen may in fact help. Although I personally think it will be a pain to carry around with that weight and size, this is something that could certainly be overcome. So yes, at some point in the future I can see this becoming a use case. However, this does not give *me* any reason to buy it, nor the vast majority of people. And Jobs did not appear to be marketing to this audience. So...I'm still asking, why? And more specifically, why now? I have since heard the argument that the iPad will be excellent as a medical device. The argument is based entirely on the possible potential of the device after much innovation and the next version of it comes out. However, I do understand that the iPhone/iTouch is already being used for many of these things, and that a bigger screen may in fact help. Although I personally think it will be a pain to carry around with that weight and size, this is something that could certainly be overcome.

So yes, at some point in the future I can see this becoming a use case. However, this does not give *me* any reason to buy it, nor the vast majority of people. And Jobs did not appear to be marketing to this audience. So…I’m still asking, why? And more specifically, why now?

]]> By: Apple http://www.lifeasgeek.com/2010/01/28/dear-apple-please-explain/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Apple Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:27:19 +0000 http://www.lifeasgeek.com/?p=133#comment-267 Hello PJ, thank you for your message. I think you'll find you want to purchase one of these because we said so. really, you'll like it, come to love it, and even need one. Thank you, Apple Hello PJ, thank you for your message.

I think you’ll find you want to purchase one of these because we said so. really, you’ll like it, come to love it, and even need one.

Thank you,

Apple

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