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As annoying as all of the iPad stuff has been, no one seemed to have any problem with the pure rumor stories that poured all over HN in the days preceding the a

by devin 17y ago

As annoying as all of the iPad stuff has been, no one seemed to have any problem with the pure rumor stories that poured all over HN in the days preceding the announcement. And actually, as someone who first thought "Oh god, this thing sucks..." -- some of the commentary I've read has been quite enlightening and now has me considering an iPad for my girlfriend's mother. The quality of the stories on iPads that are being submitted are not in question IMO. I will not be filtering them. Finally, I will certainly not be filtering lisp or Clojure. If you want to keep your mind closed off to things you don't know much about, be my guest. If you've made up your mind on something and never want to think about it again, then again, be my guest. Not for me.

narag 17y ago
First, I take this and other no-more-ipad stories a little tongue-in-cheek and guess others do the same. In fact I'm reading both the linked articles and the comments of most submissions. I'd even buy one of those things if I could. That said, I do question the quality of the stories, specially the misguided arguments and the tone that they're delivered with. A lot of the writers seems to think that the critics are saying that the iPad won't sell or that nobody will like the device. And they think that's because critics are asocial geeks that have no clue on how the real world works, and should be educated to dismiss such superfluous luxury as freedom to install programs, connect to a printer or download movies, luxuries that normal people doesn't want or care about. That's annoying and the most annoying thing is saying that a system like the app store is actually good and "revolutionary" and that whoever doesn't like it is because he doesn't "get it". All right, I believe that this device could sell very well and be a big hit among very diverse people, with technical background or otherwise, mainly because the well designed multitouch interface. But that doesn't make the whole thing desirable or needed, The device seems great. It sucks that it's so closed.

by devin 17y ago

narag 17y ago

First, I take this and other no-more-ipad stories a little tongue-in-cheek and guess others do the same. In fact I'm reading both the linked articles and the comments of most submissions. I'd even buy one of those things if I could. That said, I do question the quality of the stories, specially the misguided arguments and the tone that they're delivered with. A lot of the writers seems to think that the critics are saying that the iPad won't sell or that nobody will like the device. And they think that's because critics are asocial geeks that have no clue on how the real world works, and should be educated to dismiss such superfluous luxury as freedom to install programs, connect to a printer or download movies, luxuries that normal people doesn't want or care about. That's annoying and the most annoying thing is saying that a system like the app store is actually good and "revolutionary" and that whoever doesn't like it is because he doesn't "get it". All right, I believe that this device could sell very well and be a big hit among very diverse people, with technical background or otherwise, mainly because the well designed multitouch interface. But that doesn't make the whole thing desirable or needed, The device seems great. It sucks that it's so closed.