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Which city? I've seen a whole bunch of people in London standing on street corners using their iPads. Granted they do look pretty silly... But I would certain

by ladon86 16y ago

Which city? I've seen a whole bunch of people in London standing on street corners using their iPads. Granted they do look pretty silly... But I would certainly not say that the iPad has been a 'huge disappointment'; not for Apple, and not for the consumer. Or did you mean for you personally?

dasil003 16y ago
Less silly than someone standing on a corner using a laptop though. That's no small feat for new tech. Imagine a world in which people riding segways looked less silly than cyclists.
EnderMB 16y ago
Bristol, although I do travel to Birmingham and Manchester quite a bit. I've not seen a single iPad in any of those places (except at the Apple Stores). I think the iPad was always going to struggle because when compared to the iPhone it is less likely for someone to be seen using a tablet than a mobile phone. As I said, the figures may be impressive, but I'd lump this in with Apple TV as being a good idea that will struggle to find a long-term market outside of the typical Apple users.
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- bruceboughton 16y ago
  So the iPad is struggling because you're less likely to see other people using it? And your evidence for it struggling is that you've not seen people using it outside? … BTW, come to London and look on any commuter train or tube. You're right that the iPad is more of an inside device. But I see enough of them outside to extrapolate that they must be selling pretty well.
barista 16y ago
No point debating if the iPad is a hit or not. Just see their annual report and you'd know that its a big hit. It doesn't matter if you see them on the streets or not. AAPL sells them and its makes them money which means that it is a hit.
- StavrosK 16y ago
  In an unrelated note, why do some people refer to companies by their stock name? I mean, you're only saving one letter, and you have to keep shift pressed down all the time. Plus, fewer people will understand what you mean. What's the appeal?
  - barista 16y ago
    Actually there is a minor point that I am trying to make here by using the stock name. As techies we often forget the end goals of a business, by using the stock names I try to remind myself and hopefully others that no matter how cool is sounds from a purely technical point of view, if its not a good business, it will not survive long.
    - StavrosK 16y ago
      I see, thanks for the clarification.
JonnieCache 16y ago
In my experience, seeing something brandished ostentatiously on certain street corners in london, but nowhere else (which is my experience,) is evidence in favor of it being a fad of little relevance.

by ladon86 16y ago

dasil003 16y ago

Less silly than someone standing on a corner using a laptop though. That's no small feat for new tech. Imagine a world in which people riding segways looked less silly than cyclists.

EnderMB 16y ago

Bristol, although I do travel to Birmingham and Manchester quite a bit. I've not seen a single iPad in any of those places (except at the Apple Stores). I think the iPad was always going to struggle because when compared to the iPhone it is less likely for someone to be seen using a tablet than a mobile phone. As I said, the figures may be impressive, but I'd lump this in with Apple TV as being a good idea that will struggle to find a long-term market outside of the typical Apple users.

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bruceboughton 16y ago
So the iPad is struggling because you're less likely to see other people using it? And your evidence for it struggling is that you've not seen people using it outside? … BTW, come to London and look on any commuter train or tube. You're right that the iPad is more of an inside device. But I see enough of them outside to extrapolate that they must be selling pretty well.

barista 16y ago

No point debating if the iPad is a hit or not. Just see their annual report and you'd know that its a big hit. It doesn't matter if you see them on the streets or not. AAPL sells them and its makes them money which means that it is a hit.

StavrosK 16y ago
In an unrelated note, why do some people refer to companies by their stock name? I mean, you're only saving one letter, and you have to keep shift pressed down all the time. Plus, fewer people will understand what you mean. What's the appeal?
- barista 16y ago
  Actually there is a minor point that I am trying to make here by using the stock name. As techies we often forget the end goals of a business, by using the stock names I try to remind myself and hopefully others that no matter how cool is sounds from a purely technical point of view, if its not a good business, it will not survive long.
  - StavrosK 16y ago
    I see, thanks for the clarification.

JonnieCache 16y ago

In my experience, seeing something brandished ostentatiously on certain street corners in london, but nowhere else (which is my experience,) is evidence in favor of it being a fad of little relevance.