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Old 05-22-2010, 02:02 PM   #7
Maggie Leung
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Originally Posted by kjk View Post
I think it is interesting-you rarely see articles about "Why I'm not buying a Nook" or "I returned my ZuneHD" or "10 Reasons not to buy an Netbook". But people are so eager to tell everyone why they won't use Apple products. Adamant even.

But I guess its just hand in hand with the overexposure and positive attention they get...everyone wants to chime in
Yes, I've found that funny, too.

This is the second column of this kind I've seen about iPad. The common theme seems to be, I lusted after a product I didn't need, but bought it anyway, so I had to return it. Um, how about you don't buy things you don't need? If I acted stupidly, I wouldn't go write a column announcing it to everyone, lol. (Next week's column: My new Mercedes made my Toyota jealous, so I returned it.)

I've not owned Apple computers before and have been surprised by how much anti-Apple, anti-iPad fervor exists. Geez, I buy what works and switch if something better comes along. I can't see myself getting amped up about any product I wouldn't want to own. I'm into armchair psychology, though, so I find the whole thing interesting.

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