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These posts are ridiculous. "In other words, the project is very real." No, in other words, this is more of the same speculation that has been buzzing around Ap

by yan 17y ago

These posts are ridiculous. "In other words, the project is very real." No, in other words, this is more of the same speculation that has been buzzing around Apple since the beginning of time. I really don't get why people eat up Apple rumors; they don't matter. The product will come when it comes. No one will actually make decisions based on these rumors, one of their only side-effects is noise in AAPL. As far as I'm concerned, these "highly-reputable sources" are just a clever random number generator.

axod 17y ago
"What We Know About The Apple Tablet So Far" - "Absolutely nothing". Obviously TechCrunch is just trying to cling to any possible hope of rationalizing its own foray into Tablet hardware. I really do doubt very much Apple would ever make a tablet. I also very much doubt that tablets will ever really take off - despite being around for years. I love this bit: "Some app developers have seen underlying code that suggests a larger screen device is on the way." Woah you mean the OS has support for different screen sizes? Some of which may never exist? That obviously means they're making other devices then.
- anigbrowl 17y ago
  I really want a cheap tablet. I've been looking at laptops with the reversible screens (or whatever you call them), but have been put off a little by the size and weight. People said netbooks were a waste of time too, and that anyone who really wanted a laptop already had one.
  - axod 17y ago
    I never said netbooks were a waste of time. They were always going to be a runaway success. Tablets have been about for years. With no success. Can you really imagine comfortably being able to use a tablet? How does that work? do you hold it with one hand and try to use it with the other? Do you ask a friend to hold it while you use it? The only usecase I can see is putting it on the wall in the kitchen. But that's a little bit niche. edit: Rather than downmod, how about explaining exactly which problem a tablet solves (other than the recipe in the kitchen usecase).
    - ryanwaggoner 17y ago
      Relatively cheap, well-built, small, light tablets with a great OS and App Store haven't been around.
      - axod 17y ago
        >> "Relatively cheap" When was the last time Apple competed on price?
        anigbrowl 17y ago
        They're not the only ones hovering around that space. The Crunchpad was aiming for $299 and I'd buy one in a heartbeat if it came out tomorrow. If a first product strikes a chord, there'll be multiple competitors under $500. $10 says these things will be all over the place in 18 months.
        axod 17y ago
        I'll bet you $1k they won't. You're an outlier. Joe public will look at a tablet and see it as half a laptop that you have to hold, instead of sit on your lap. How can I hold and type :/
        anigbrowl 17y ago
        I'm poor, so $10 is the most I can throw away on a vanity bet - but I am confident that if tablets with about the functionality of an eee/ipod touch (don't care much about 3g modems etc) come on the market for under $500, they'll see a high rate of adoption. I'm at gmail if some third party wants to be referee and take $10 via paypal.
        Radix 17y ago
        Now, why would Apple need to compete on price to bring price down? It isn't their thing, yet they may still bring price down, and they can certainly bring demand up. Take the iPhone as an example. Before the iPhone I did not believe I could find any use for a smartphone, but now, if I had a little extra money, I would get one. And there are a lot of people less interested in me in gadgets and tech that have an iPhone already. Apple could create a market for tablets. Their aren't any good user interfaces that I know of, yet, but if anyone can create new UI idea Apple can. And when they do others will begin to follow. Creating the demand that is needed for more hardware companies to compete with Wacom, hopefully bringing prices down. Your scoff about how you use them is weak. You hold it like a clipboard or a notebook. You realize _all_ drug reps carry one around to get signatures verifying they've been to their clinics for the day. We will find uses for them, it's just chicken and egg for a while longer. It's just too bad MS got into it too early. Well, I hear Windows 7 has great handwriting recognition.

by yan 17y ago

axod 17y ago

"What We Know About The Apple Tablet So Far" - "Absolutely nothing". Obviously TechCrunch is just trying to cling to any possible hope of rationalizing its own foray into Tablet hardware. I really do doubt very much Apple would ever make a tablet. I also very much doubt that tablets will ever really take off - despite being around for years. I love this bit: "Some app developers have seen underlying code that suggests a larger screen device is on the way." Woah you mean the OS has support for different screen sizes? Some of which may never exist? That obviously means they're making other devices then.

anigbrowl 17y ago
I really want a cheap tablet. I've been looking at laptops with the reversible screens (or whatever you call them), but have been put off a little by the size and weight. People said netbooks were a waste of time too, and that anyone who really wanted a laptop already had one.
- axod 17y ago
  I never said netbooks were a waste of time. They were always going to be a runaway success. Tablets have been about for years. With no success. Can you really imagine comfortably being able to use a tablet? How does that work? do you hold it with one hand and try to use it with the other? Do you ask a friend to hold it while you use it? The only usecase I can see is putting it on the wall in the kitchen. But that's a little bit niche. edit: Rather than downmod, how about explaining exactly which problem a tablet solves (other than the recipe in the kitchen usecase).
  - ryanwaggoner 17y ago
    Relatively cheap, well-built, small, light tablets with a great OS and App Store haven't been around.
    - axod 17y ago
      >> "Relatively cheap" When was the last time Apple competed on price?
      - anigbrowl 17y ago
        They're not the only ones hovering around that space. The Crunchpad was aiming for $299 and I'd buy one in a heartbeat if it came out tomorrow. If a first product strikes a chord, there'll be multiple competitors under $500. $10 says these things will be all over the place in 18 months.
        axod 17y ago
        I'll bet you $1k they won't. You're an outlier. Joe public will look at a tablet and see it as half a laptop that you have to hold, instead of sit on your lap. How can I hold and type :/
        anigbrowl 17y ago
        I'm poor, so $10 is the most I can throw away on a vanity bet - but I am confident that if tablets with about the functionality of an eee/ipod touch (don't care much about 3g modems etc) come on the market for under $500, they'll see a high rate of adoption. I'm at gmail if some third party wants to be referee and take $10 via paypal.
      - Radix 17y ago
        Now, why would Apple need to compete on price to bring price down? It isn't their thing, yet they may still bring price down, and they can certainly bring demand up. Take the iPhone as an example. Before the iPhone I did not believe I could find any use for a smartphone, but now, if I had a little extra money, I would get one. And there are a lot of people less interested in me in gadgets and tech that have an iPhone already. Apple could create a market for tablets. Their aren't any good user interfaces that I know of, yet, but if anyone can create new UI idea Apple can. And when they do others will begin to follow. Creating the demand that is needed for more hardware companies to compete with Wacom, hopefully bringing prices down. Your scoff about how you use them is weak. You hold it like a clipboard or a notebook. You realize _all_ drug reps carry one around to get signatures verifying they've been to their clinics for the day. We will find uses for them, it's just chicken and egg for a while longer. It's just too bad MS got into it too early. Well, I hear Windows 7 has great handwriting recognition.