4 Oct
2010
4 Oct
'10
10:42 a.m.
On 10/4/10 12:26 PM, Ian King wrote:
Thank you for also following up Ian, I agree with what you are saying here and have
also considered an iPad a couple of times now but have backed away for similar reasons.
Unfortunately I don't have enough time in my days at this point to track all of the
available options and so if you could direct me to something informative about this
"Android tablet" you have mentioned, I would appreciate it... Note that in my
case, I
do like the larger size as my eye now require cheaters to read super small print and
some the applications for which I would like to use the device may simply require more
real estate. Are there various size options for the Android tablets?
--tnx
--tom
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From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Seagraves
Well, my post was more directed at the OP saying that the iPad is
absolutely useless and braindamaged and would disappear in a couple
years. I wasn't trying to attack you personally. If that was my
intention I would have used your name and called you an idiot directly.
I did not say it was absolutely useless. I objected to the ORIGINAL original
poster, who called it "defining." It's another evolutionary point along a
couple of paths and, like a lot of Apple v1s, has a lot of flaws, some of which are
unlikely to disappear due to Apple's heavy-handed policies. I'm also not saying
it will disappear - hopefully it will evolve into something that isn't so weighed down
by Apple's world-domination approach to the user experience, something that isn't
so awkward, and something that isn't so stinking expensive.
Posting ones views and experiences is all well
and good, but you're
desperately trying to compare Mac OS X to Windows on a 1:1 basis and it
can't be done.
I did not read this as "desperately trying...", but rather read the responses
to which you object as saying, "Look, I'm not an Apple-basher." Actually,
the iPad has made me more critical of Apple than I've been in years. I almost bought
one - until I realized I'd have to stand on my head to make it do the things I want it
to do. By comparison, my Android tablet is an open platform, I can read the types of
documents I want to read, consume the forms of media that suit me, and I can write code
for it (and ON it). (Its 7" form factor also fits in my hand, which is likely why
Apple is rumored to be planning a "me, too".)
Perhaps my original words were a bit harsh - but I couldn't let "defining"
go by without some challenge. And I don't think that the iPad of two years from now
will look like the current ooh-ahh gadget of the bleeding-edge set - but given the
experiences I've heard with the iPhone, it will assuredly be as unnecessarily limited
in its capabilities.