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I disagree with "original iPad" being the highest-placed product in that line. iPad 2 should have that spot, no question. A product so successful they sold it f

I disagree with "original iPad" being the highest-placed product in that line. iPad 2 should have that spot, no question. A product so successful they sold it for a really long time, plus its guts served in the also-long-lived first gen iPad mini. It was a giant improvement over the original iPad, with a crazy-long support life and outstanding performance characteristics.

kube-system 6mo ago
I think others are ranking it not that way because of the hardware, but because of the concept and how it dramatically changed the market for tablet computers.
- tempoponet 6mo ago
  You're right for the same reason that the original iPhone outranks the iPhone 3Gs.
  - mingus88 6mo ago
    These subjective evals are why community reviews are garbage. Personally I think the 3GS is a better product. I know a few folk who returned their original iPhone because the headphone jack didn’t allow their headphones to connect, and there were obvious limitations that weren’t addressed until the 3GS The iPhone was revolutionary no argument. But that doesn’t mean later revs were not better products for their time.
    - kube-system 6mo ago
      I think you're derive specificity from the data that simply isn't there. That's not a data problem, that's an interpretation problem. The survey didn't ask about reliability, success, or functionality.
      - mingus88 6mo ago
        The survey didn’t ask anything. It shows two products and “which one would you prefer” I stand by my interpretation. Who is going to prefer the OG iPhone to the refined and improved version? Nobody that I knew at the time.
        kube-system 6mo ago
        No, it said more than that, the full prompt on the page is: > Rank Your Top 50 > Help us pick the best Apple products of the last 50 years! Just choose which of the two randomly paired options you prefer. This is explicitly invoking a context of historical importance. Some of these products are 50 years old, not available, and completely obsolete. A reader would be silly to interpret this as a survey to construct a buyers guide.
    - snowwrestler 6mo ago
      I think the 4 was really where it took off. It’s remembered for the antenna PR mess, but it was the first mix of speed and features that made me and many many colleagues say “this could be better than my BlackBerry.” And it was!

kube-system 6mo ago

I think others are ranking it not that way because of the hardware, but because of the concept and how it dramatically changed the market for tablet computers.

tempoponet 6mo ago
You're right for the same reason that the original iPhone outranks the iPhone 3Gs.
- mingus88 6mo ago
  These subjective evals are why community reviews are garbage. Personally I think the 3GS is a better product. I know a few folk who returned their original iPhone because the headphone jack didn’t allow their headphones to connect, and there were obvious limitations that weren’t addressed until the 3GS The iPhone was revolutionary no argument. But that doesn’t mean later revs were not better products for their time.
  - kube-system 6mo ago
    I think you're derive specificity from the data that simply isn't there. That's not a data problem, that's an interpretation problem. The survey didn't ask about reliability, success, or functionality.
    - mingus88 6mo ago
      The survey didn’t ask anything. It shows two products and “which one would you prefer” I stand by my interpretation. Who is going to prefer the OG iPhone to the refined and improved version? Nobody that I knew at the time.
      - kube-system 6mo ago
        No, it said more than that, the full prompt on the page is: > Rank Your Top 50 > Help us pick the best Apple products of the last 50 years! Just choose which of the two randomly paired options you prefer. This is explicitly invoking a context of historical importance. Some of these products are 50 years old, not available, and completely obsolete. A reader would be silly to interpret this as a survey to construct a buyers guide.
  - snowwrestler 6mo ago
    I think the 4 was really where it took off. It’s remembered for the antenna PR mess, but it was the first mix of speed and features that made me and many many colleagues say “this could be better than my BlackBerry.” And it was!