Should we reserve a spot for Apple's Tablet in our devices list? - Page 3

kennyc · 01-19-2010, 08:02 AM

OMG I can't believe this. Apple is the king of hype and people continue to follow along like happy little sheep....

It's this sort of thing -- this manipulation --that turns me against Apple regardless of how good or bad their products are.

Sweetpea · 01-19-2010, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

OMG I can't believe this. Apple is the king of hype and people continue to follow along like happy little sheep....

It's this sort of thing -- this manipulation --that turns me against Apple regardless of how good or bad their products are.

I know what you mean, and I'm with you there.

LDBoblo · 01-19-2010, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by BWhite

So don't give the Apple device a slot on the Forums - that is a nit, either way it is decided. But the bigger question remains unresolved, which devices in 2010 earn a spot?

Is it by popular vote? Is it by battery life? Is it by the fact that all Mobileread registered members can tolerate the screen?

Existence helps, I should think.

The Old Man · 01-19-2010, 08:52 AM

First, the heading was "...should we reserve a spot..."
No one is suggesting "giving" a spot until we know what the future wonder of the world will be.
Second, if it does a great job in displaying ebooks, newspapers, magazines, pdf files and folks use it for that purpose then I would think it deserves a spot.
Third, if it also massages your back and brushes your teeth; well that's just a plus - so what?

Sweetpea · 01-19-2010, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by The Old Man

First, the heading was "...should we reserve a spot..."
No one is suggesting "giving" a spot until we know what the future wonder of the world will be.
Second, if it does a great job in displaying ebooks, newspapers, magazines, pdf files and folks use it for that purpose then I would think it deserves a spot.
Third, if it also massages your back and brushes your teeth; well that's just a plus - so what?

Again, why? There already is an Apple forum... Why should there be a second one?

The Old Man · 01-19-2010, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Again, why? There already is an Apple forum... Why should there be a second one?

Perhaps I am missing something - it has happened before - but the Apple Thread I see if for the iPhone/iTouch. Are you suggesting that a tablet/slate be placed in that same thread? Wouldn't that be like placing walking shoes in the same category as bicycles?

Sweetpea · 01-19-2010, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by The Old Man

"Should we reserve a spot on our devices list?
YES!
Apple's tablet/slate (if that's what the announcement turns out to be) will sell more units in the first year than all the others combined. If it's a large screen iTouch iPod with a longer-lasting user replaceable battery, connectivity with papers/magazines/books and applications like the iPod - I want one!

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Originally Posted by The Old Man

Perhaps I am missing something - it has happened before - but the Apple Thread I see if for the iPhone/iTouch. Are you suggesting that a tablet/slate be placed in that same thread? Wouldn't that be like placing walking shoes in the same category as bicycles?

If it's nothing more than a large screen Itouch, why not?

The Old Man · 01-19-2010, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

If it's nothing more than a large screen Itouch, why not?

If it is nothing more than a large screen iTouch then you win the argument.

...of course, as I said, I would love a large-screen iTouch for e-reading

kennyc · 01-19-2010, 10:36 AM

The point is there is no point in this discussion at all until there is a product. Then if it's an ebook reader then whomever is in charge of this site can decide whether and how it should be part of the site.

It's way pre-mature to even be discussing it.

Bremen Cole · 01-19-2010, 10:39 AM

Makes no difference to me. They can put a section for Honda Civics on here if they want, it effects me not at all.

JSWolf · 01-19-2010, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by HansTWN

I bow my head to Steve Jobs, the grandmaster of hype. Unbelievable, this thing hasn't even been announced, nobody knows how it will look, how much it will cost (actually we do, an arm and a leg), and what functionality it will have and his zealous fans want to add it to a reader forum already! Oh great marketing genius, we worship you.

And nobody knows if it will even exist.

kennyc · 01-19-2010, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Bremen Cole

Makes no difference to me. They can put a section for Honda Civics on here if they want, it effects me not at all.

Hee-hee. Good point.

I'm not planning on purchasing an Apple Slate in any case.

I am concerned about our society though.

RedHeadPeter · 01-19-2010, 11:12 AM

Oh dear oh dear. Here we are in the MobileRead forum for people interested in e-readers. And hopefully there is some concensus on what an e-reader is. A device for reading digital books and other documents. A display that allows you to read out of doors or indoors but which does not depend on the screen having its own illumination - though the option to turn illumination on for reading in the dark would be useful! A device with very low power requirements so you can go days or weeks without having to charge the battery. A device that weighs less than the equivalent paper version of the book you are reading.

But along will come the tablet. the slate, whatever Apple decide to call it. And it may do lots of things that e-readers don't do. But because it will allow you to read digital books and documents (albeit without the display advantages, the battery life advantages, the lack of weight advantages) and it comes from Apple the world will change its view of what an e-reader is. It will be as if all the existing devices had ceased to exist. And the world will be a poorer place.

Krystian Galaj · 01-19-2010, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RedHeadPeter

But along will come the tablet. the slate, whatever Apple decide to call it. And it may do lots of things that e-readers don't do. But because it will allow you to read digital books and documents (albeit without the display advantages, the battery life advantages, the lack of weight advantages) and it comes from Apple the world will change its view of what an e-reader is. It will be as if all the existing devices had ceased to exist. And the world will be a poorer place.

Or it may not be a tablet at all, and it may be unable to display digital books and documents.

phenomshel · 01-19-2010, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Krystian Galaj

Or it may not be a tablet at all, and it may be unable to display digital books and documents.

And it may never exist at all. Apple has repeatedly denied the existence or coming existence of any such thing.

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01-19-2010, 08:02 AM	#31
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,901 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	OMG I can't believe this. Apple is the king of hype and people continue to follow along like happy little sheep.... It's this sort of thing -- this manipulation --that turns me against Apple regardless of how good or bad their products are.

01-19-2010, 08:52 AM	#34
The Old Man Fanatic Posts: 546 Karma: 1337413 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Keene, New Hampshire Device: iPad Mini	First, the heading was "...should we *reserve* a spot..." No one is suggesting "giving" a spot until we know what the future wonder of the world will be. Second, if it does a great job in displaying ebooks, newspapers, magazines, pdf files and folks use it for that purpose then I would think it deserves a spot. Third, if it also massages your back and brushes your teeth; well that's just a plus - so what?

01-19-2010, 10:36 AM	#39
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,901 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	The point is there is no point in this discussion at all until there is a product. Then if it's an ebook reader then whomever is in charge of this site can decide whether and how it should be part of the site. It's way pre-mature to even be discussing it.

01-19-2010, 10:39 AM	#40
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	Makes no difference to me. They can put a section for Honda Civics on here if they want, it effects me not at all.

01-19-2010, 11:12 AM	#43
RedHeadPeter Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 294 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: London, England Device: Bebook	Oh dear oh dear. Here we are in the MobileRead forum for people interested in e-readers. And hopefully there is some concensus on what an e-reader is. A device for reading digital books and other documents. A display that allows you to read out of doors or indoors but which does not depend on the screen having its own illumination - though the option to turn illumination on for reading in the dark would be useful! A device with very low power requirements so you can go days or weeks without having to charge the battery. A device that weighs less than the equivalent paper version of the book you are reading. But along will come the tablet. the slate, whatever Apple decide to call it. And it may do lots of things that e-readers don't do. But because it will allow you to read digital books and documents (albeit without the display advantages, the battery life advantages, the lack of weight advantages) and it comes from Apple the world will change its view of what an e-reader is. It will be as if all the existing devices had ceased to exist. And the world will be a poorer place.

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