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"Commenters will likely tear into this review, accusing Wired of being biased toward Apple (we're not) and unfairly bashing a perfectly good product (which this

by ojbyrne 17y ago

"Commenters will likely tear into this review, accusing Wired of being biased toward Apple (we're not) and unfairly bashing a perfectly good product (which this isn't)." Its funny that the author exactly captures the spirit of his review in one sentence. It really feels like - "the iPad, despite its many flaws, is wonderful. The JooJoo, despite its many strengths, is awful."

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ugh 17y ago
The reviewer points out five things which shape her verdict: - too heavy - too slow - short battery life - limited usefulness beyond browsing the web - awful UI Those seem like rather basic requirements to me. Most if not all people simply won’t buy a device with those kinds of drawbacks. Make no mistake, the iPad has very real drawbacks – I don’t see how this review ignores those – they just might not be the same category of drawback. Lacking a USB port is hardly the same as having a awful UI.
- cubicle67 17y ago
  except you can't add a usb port via a software update
  - ugh 17y ago
    Your point being? I don’t see how that could change the review – it seems pretty impossible to me to review software based on what’s possible, not on what’s there.
    - dagw 17y ago
      Really? I've seen plenty of reviews that contain some variation of the line "...but X should be easy to fix in the next firmware/software update, and if they do that then..."
      - ugh 17y ago
        You can write that in a review (’coz it’s true), I just don’t think you would be a very good reviewer if it influenced your verdict. I just looked at Engadget’s iPad review again and they heavily scold the iPad for lacking multitasking – mentioning that the fix should be easy sounds much more like a criticism than a defense. If the iPad doesn’t get any leeway for lacking software features the Joojoo shouldn’t get any leeway for its lacking UI.
        dagw 17y ago
        The amount of leeway one gives should be related to how easy the problem is to fix. Fundamental problems with the hardware should not be judged equal to easily fixed software bugs when counting pros and cons.
  - raganwald 17y ago
    And I have very little faith that any company shipping a crappy UI will get their act together and ship an upgrade that "fixes" it. Microsoft needed more than a decade. Choppy video, maybe that can be fixed. But the crappy UI is probably forever.
- dagw 17y ago
  The real major drawback is the price. Had it been priced at $199 it might actually have been worthwhile, despite those serious drawbacks.
frou_dh 17y ago
The JooJoo has many strengths? Perhaps in theory, but the execution is pretty awful by most accounts.
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by ojbyrne 17y ago

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ugh 17y ago

The reviewer points out five things which shape her verdict: - too heavy - too slow - short battery life - limited usefulness beyond browsing the web - awful UI Those seem like rather basic requirements to me. Most if not all people simply won’t buy a device with those kinds of drawbacks. Make no mistake, the iPad has very real drawbacks – I don’t see how this review ignores those – they just might not be the same category of drawback. Lacking a USB port is hardly the same as having a awful UI.

cubicle67 17y ago
except you can't add a usb port via a software update
- ugh 17y ago
  Your point being? I don’t see how that could change the review – it seems pretty impossible to me to review software based on what’s possible, not on what’s there.
  - dagw 17y ago
    Really? I've seen plenty of reviews that contain some variation of the line "...but X should be easy to fix in the next firmware/software update, and if they do that then..."
    - ugh 17y ago
      You can write that in a review (’coz it’s true), I just don’t think you would be a very good reviewer if it influenced your verdict. I just looked at Engadget’s iPad review again and they heavily scold the iPad for lacking multitasking – mentioning that the fix should be easy sounds much more like a criticism than a defense. If the iPad doesn’t get any leeway for lacking software features the Joojoo shouldn’t get any leeway for its lacking UI.
      - dagw 17y ago
        The amount of leeway one gives should be related to how easy the problem is to fix. Fundamental problems with the hardware should not be judged equal to easily fixed software bugs when counting pros and cons.
- raganwald 17y ago
  And I have very little faith that any company shipping a crappy UI will get their act together and ship an upgrade that "fixes" it. Microsoft needed more than a decade. Choppy video, maybe that can be fixed. But the crappy UI is probably forever.
dagw 17y ago
The real major drawback is the price. Had it been priced at $199 it might actually have been worthwhile, despite those serious drawbacks.

frou_dh 17y ago

The JooJoo has many strengths? Perhaps in theory, but the execution is pretty awful by most accounts.

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