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Why think he will buy an iPad rather than any one of the number of more open pads already out or coming out soon?

by nooneelse 17y ago

JeremyBanks 17y ago
Because it will be better than them.
- nooneelse 17y ago
  So you are backing up an accusation of future hypocrisy with your own metrics of what constitutes better? That just doesn't constitute a reason to accuse someone of hypocrisy that hasn't happened.
- generalk 17y ago
  If that were the case, don't you think he'd be using an iPhone over an Android phone?
  - KirinDave 17y ago
    Because android phones are not bad. Especially since the launch of the Droid, they've become incredibly competitive. After about 2 years, Apple's lost their clear lead and the market has started to produce competitors. It doesn't look like the market has things which compete with the iPad just yet.
    - jcl 17y ago
      Really? As I recall, the iPhone had roughly a two-year lead before anything similar came out. In the case of the iPad, we're seeing clones coming out before the iPad itself. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1235399 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1235399
KirinDave 17y ago
I suspect that the iPad will make major inroads into the market and thus be the most sensible platform for someone interested in protecting digital consumer rights to be on, so that they can effectively lobby it. There are a lot of tablets on the market. For most of them, take the total sales of any 3 and it won't even equal the pre-order volume of the iPad. I do not think I am making any overly ambitious or unusual claims when I say that the iPad will make a fairly big dent in the tablet market for at least a year or two.
- flogic 17y ago
  I think you're right. I'm not impressed with the "competition". Most have crappy battery life and make the mistake of equating your finger to the mouse. It's really quite frustrating. I think the iPad's interface presents a lot of interesting opportunities but you have to ask Apple "Mother May I". Until someone like Google or MS presents an alternative and workable standard other manufacturers to follow the situation won't improve.

Why think he will buy an iPad rather than any one of the number of more open pads already out or coming out soon?

JeremyBanks 17y ago

Because it will be better than them.

nooneelse 17y ago
So you are backing up an accusation of future hypocrisy with your own metrics of what constitutes better? That just doesn't constitute a reason to accuse someone of hypocrisy that hasn't happened.
generalk 17y ago
If that were the case, don't you think he'd be using an iPhone over an Android phone?
- KirinDave 17y ago
  Because android phones are not bad. Especially since the launch of the Droid, they've become incredibly competitive. After about 2 years, Apple's lost their clear lead and the market has started to produce competitors. It doesn't look like the market has things which compete with the iPad just yet.
  - jcl 17y ago
    Really? As I recall, the iPhone had roughly a two-year lead before anything similar came out. In the case of the iPad, we're seeing clones coming out before the iPad itself. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1235399 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1235399

KirinDave 17y ago

I suspect that the iPad will make major inroads into the market and thus be the most sensible platform for someone interested in protecting digital consumer rights to be on, so that they can effectively lobby it. There are a lot of tablets on the market. For most of them, take the total sales of any 3 and it won't even equal the pre-order volume of the iPad. I do not think I am making any overly ambitious or unusual claims when I say that the iPad will make a fairly big dent in the tablet market for at least a year or two.

flogic 17y ago
I think you're right. I'm not impressed with the "competition". Most have crappy battery life and make the mistake of equating your finger to the mouse. It's really quite frustrating. I think the iPad's interface presents a lot of interesting opportunities but you have to ask Apple "Mother May I". Until someone like Google or MS presents an alternative and workable standard other manufacturers to follow the situation won't improve.