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Apple leaks EVERYTHING of importance months ahead of time. If they had an e-ink reader in the works for next week, we'd all know so much about it already, we'd be dead bored. The iTablet is coming ... I get that. If Steve Jobs thinks netbooks are "a really dumb idea" and has said repeatedly that Apple will never release one, what makes anyone think he thinks a single-purpose "me too" e-ink reader is waiting up Apple's corporate sleeve? |
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01-21-2010, 08:31 PM | #63 |
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Um, as I linked, no. There are simply not OLED screens of that size being made in any quantity, or the facilities to build them in the next few years.
SensualPoet - As I said, it's just as well there are decent Reader apps which will need minimal work to port from the iPhone to the iSlate... |
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Well, when iTunes when lookking for what music was available and at what price. And it asked me to install iTunes . Ok, screw you. And isn't iTunes still aac instead of mp3 ?
While amazon need their own app to download mp3, that not a big ressource taking app. And they do have a NATIVE linux version. (that actually lead me to at my screen. Woo ! someone know linux exists ). So sorry, amazon wins. |
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What's iTunes got to do with this mythical Apple tablet?
I think there may well be a tablet device but announcing it next week, I can't see it. |
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It'll be fascinating if the device really does have a 10" OLED screen. Several industry watchers claim there is not enough manufacturing capacity today for an order of this size to not be noticeable. If it is OLED then there is a massive underground (unknown) facility somewhere.
I don't expect the hardware to be amazing. I know a lot of people don't like iTunes (I don't like the interface myself) but THAT is what they're selling, more than the hardware. It is similar to how the Kindle is selling Amazon's books-by-whispernet, not amazing hardware. Having one place to go for all media, iTunes in this case, is seen as an advantage to the average consumer. One stop shopping and simple click-to-buy. |
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And that, IMO, is Apple's strongest point-I'm not sure where they got the expertise because they sure don't have it with the iMac, but where ever they learned it, I'm not going to deny that they definitely do know how to market the iPhone-but that's really the only innovation I see in it. (Well, except for the multi-touch I previously mentioned.) |
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The link to ElReg earlier in this thread. And "undercover manufacturers", lol. No, if they're not willing to seriously slash production or wait at least a year...
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Apple often makes outstanding products and that's a fact. I also feel that the prices, if factoring design and workmenship, are often justified. I just picked up a new 27" i7 iMac, and it's probably the best DT computer I've ever seen. And the iPhone was a game-changer in many important respects, and most of the industry appears to agree. I switched from HTC (WM6.1 & 6.5) and haven't looked back. As to iTunes, it is intuitive and it works well. I personally use Windows 7 MCE as a front end, but I can attest, that iTunes is considerably better designed than, say WMP. I certainly hope the iPAD is as significant as the iPhone. We'll know in a few days. |
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( http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/1/22/ ) And the news text there ( the original has links ): Quote:
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