I didnt, Im going to pass on this one as it looks like it will be what I hoped it would. I have a hutch that this will end up being a flop for apple.
Did anyone preorder the Ipad today?
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Bob- why do you hope it is a flop?
On a forum where the most vocal have spoken out against the ipad, go check the poll I ran and you'll see the most popular selection is the ipad.
On a forum where the most vocal have spoken out against the ipad, go check the poll I ran and you'll see the most popular selection is the ipad.
There's a decided difference between having a hunch about the eventual success (or failure) of the iPad and hoping it will be the next Newton.
As the current model missed basic expectations on a few important features and metrics, maybe another marketplace dud will convince Apple to be more thoughtful about what they choose to omit (or make an extra cost option out of) in future products.
The "missed basic expectations" are only a problem if people are using it like they would a laptop - I don't think that will be the case. The people who keep pointing out the iPad's shortcomings remind me of a monkey that sees a telephone pole for the first time, "There aren't enough branches, there's no fruit, there's no bark and it's hard to climb! What good is this tree?" I think the iPad will do well with the people it was targeted at - the rest will just think it's an incomplete laptop.
Just my 2 cents...
Mario
(Before anyone gets huffy, I wasn't calling anyone here a monkey. It was just a metaphor.)
SHHH keep it on the low down. Be smart and dont buy the IPAD if it does not sell well Apple will lower the price. SHH keep it on the low do not buy untill the price is reduce
Price reduction or much improved features needed at this price. I am going to wait for V2 or maybe V3 (took 3GS for me to finally get an iPhone).
MIke- By the time 3GS came out htc had already produced a superior phone with the touch pro. Unless of course you just had to have that apple. 
On another note- Apple Board of directors just granted COO Cook a $5M bonus plus 17M in stock with a dual vesting date. In the press release it was divulged that Steve Jobs received a liver transplant and the bonus was for handling things at Apple while Steve was on 6 months medical leave.
A stock trader Sean Udall who claims to have insider connections at Apple said the ipad preorder sales were heavy today.
On another note- Apple Board of directors just granted COO Cook a $5M bonus plus 17M in stock with a dual vesting date. In the press release it was divulged that Steve Jobs received a liver transplant and the bonus was for handling things at Apple while Steve was on 6 months medical leave.
A stock trader Sean Udall who claims to have insider connections at Apple said the ipad preorder sales were heavy today.
That is, of course, your opinion. It doesn't represent the opinion of everyone who has compared the devices.
It looks like the iPad was selling at a rate of 20,000 to 25,000 per hour today.
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The time for utility poles has largely come and gone. The time for PDAs that don't include phones has passed as well.
I'm headed to Houston next month. One of my objectives is to drop by the Apple store there and get a hands-on with the iPad. Is it worth $200 more over the equal-memory iPod Touch to get the bigger screen, that's my question.
Regarding an iPad without a G3 radio, I think it makes more sense to get the WiFi-only iPad and use a MiFi device, chosing the best wireless provider for your area instead of being tied to AT&T. If the G3 radio was a user-replaceable module, that would be better, but that isn't Apple's way.
Regarding an iPad without a G3 radio, I think it makes more sense to get the WiFi-only iPad and use a MiFi device, chosing the best wireless provider for your area instead of being tied to AT&T. If the G3 radio was a user-replaceable module, that would be better, but that isn't Apple's way.
True - just as the time for Flash and thinking of the iPad as simply a big PDA or a netbook without a keyboard has passed.
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