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"No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame." I'm not a big supporter of Windows 8, but writing them off based merely on price and specs seems a bit shortsight

by lambda 14y ago

"No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame." I'm not a big supporter of Windows 8, but writing them off based merely on price and specs seems a bit shortsighted.

politician 14y ago
> based merely on price and specs Beyond the price and capabilities, what else should the consumer consider?
- tomjen3 14y ago
  Capabilities != specs. But as an example, why not consider easy of use?
grueful 14y ago
Most consumers neither understand nor care about the spec sheet. Reasons that make sense to an engineer are alien to most of the market. They typical consumer asks for more gigahertz either as a status symbol or because something is slowing down their existing machine to the point that routine interactions are painful.
s_henry_paulson 14y ago
This was an attack article through and through. The author chides them for not using a more powerful processor (that would kill the battery life), when Microsoft worked directly with Intel and had them build a processor designed specifically for the Windows 8 kernel that would offer the longest possible battery life. Shortsighted indeed.
happycube 14y ago
Difference being iPod 1 had a much, much better UX than a Nomad. Anything with less than 200DPI is not going to deliver that in 2012. Even at $300 it would be barely competitive, and at $600 it'll join the Xoom in forgotten tabletland.
- snogglethorpe 14y ago
  Wasn't the first ipod, however huge it seems by modern standards, also substantially smaller than the nomad? My recollection is that the nomad was, well, a brick...
aristidb 14y ago
You're comparing the iPad with the Nomad? A curious analogy. EDIT: I do know about the old Slashdot meme. I just think the situation is drastically different here, hence "A curious analogy".
- DigitalJack 14y ago
  It's an old slashdot reference. When the iPod was announced (the first one), that is what CmdrTaco said. CmdrTaco being the founder of slashdot.
- freehunter 14y ago
  Google that quote. It's from a comment on Slashdot a decade ago predicting the swift death of the iPod.
  - prodigal_erik 14y ago
    Did he ever claim it would die? http://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ipod http://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ip... just called it lame, which it was, not that people wouldn't buy it anyway.
    - freehunter 14y ago
      Maybe swift death was an overstatement. He certainly wasn't a believer though.
- rblatz 14y ago
  It's a slashdot meme. When the iPod was announced CmdrTaco said that, it stands as a classic example of tech geeks' tendency to focus on the details (specs, price, etc.) while missing the bigger picture. In that case superior design beats out a spec check sheet. http://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ipod http://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ip...
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by lambda 14y ago

"No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame." I'm not a big supporter of Windows 8, but writing them off based merely on price and specs seems a bit shortsighted.

politician 14y ago

> based merely on price and specs Beyond the price and capabilities, what else should the consumer consider?

tomjen3 14y ago
Capabilities != specs. But as an example, why not consider easy of use?

grueful 14y ago

Most consumers neither understand nor care about the spec sheet. Reasons that make sense to an engineer are alien to most of the market. They typical consumer asks for more gigahertz either as a status symbol or because something is slowing down their existing machine to the point that routine interactions are painful.

s_henry_paulson 14y ago

This was an attack article through and through. The author chides them for not using a more powerful processor (that would kill the battery life), when Microsoft worked directly with Intel and had them build a processor designed specifically for the Windows 8 kernel that would offer the longest possible battery life. Shortsighted indeed.

happycube 14y ago

Difference being iPod 1 had a much, much better UX than a Nomad. Anything with less than 200DPI is not going to deliver that in 2012. Even at $300 it would be barely competitive, and at $600 it'll join the Xoom in forgotten tabletland.

snogglethorpe 14y ago
Wasn't the first ipod, however huge it seems by modern standards, also substantially smaller than the nomad? My recollection is that the nomad was, well, a brick...

aristidb 14y ago

You're comparing the iPad with the Nomad? A curious analogy. EDIT: I do know about the old Slashdot meme. I just think the situation is drastically different here, hence "A curious analogy".

DigitalJack 14y ago
It's an old slashdot reference. When the iPod was announced (the first one), that is what CmdrTaco said. CmdrTaco being the founder of slashdot.
freehunter 14y ago
Google that quote. It's from a comment on Slashdot a decade ago predicting the swift death of the iPod.
- prodigal_erik 14y ago
  Did he ever claim it would die? http://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ipod http://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ip... just called it lame, which it was, not that people wouldn't buy it anyway.
  - freehunter 14y ago
    Maybe swift death was an overstatement. He certainly wasn't a believer though.
rblatz 14y ago
It's a slashdot meme. When the iPod was announced CmdrTaco said that, it stands as a classic example of tech geeks' tendency to focus on the details (specs, price, etc.) while missing the bigger picture. In that case superior design beats out a spec check sheet. http://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ipod http://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ip...
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