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"I get the feeling that somewhere in Cupertino, a room full of Apple engineers are giggling." Since nobody here saw Apple's tablet yet, I don't get the point o
by nir 17y ago
"I get the feeling that somewhere in Cupertino, a room full of Apple engineers are giggling."
Since nobody here saw Apple's tablet yet, I don't get the point of the comparison. Do you automatically assume it will be miles ahead just because it's coming from Apple?
For me the "Hacker" part of Hacker News is that I tend to root for the smaller guy, with the clearly unpolished/non-existent PR dept, that actually delivered a product.
- Zev 17y agoFor me the "Hacker" part of Hacker News is that I tend to root for the smaller guy, with the clearly unpolished/non-existent PR dept, that actually delivered a product. For me, the "hacker" part is that I use what works for me, in ways that work for me. Not sticking with worse equipment that doesn't quite work how I want it to, simply because the company that made it isn't big (yet).
- nir 17y agoI agree - that's why I'm writing this comment on a MacBook - but at the moment no one can buy Apple's tablet, so the choice isn't there. My comment was more on the sneering feel of the OP.
- jason_tko 17y agoI automatically assume that if Apple are going to produce this rumoured tablet in early 2010, they're going to have clearly thought about what people are going to do with the device. The biggest problem with selling a tablet is : "When and why do you use it in your life?" If the average consumer is going to drop $500+ on a flat monitor, the vendor is going to deliver a compelling story about where this device would fit into your life, and how the technology can be used to do something new, exciting, and compelling. IE, Marketing, which is Apple's forte. I don't see any of that yet in the "JooJoo", hence my original comment which was intended as a commentary rather than a sneer.