Steve Jobs Shoveled his Mass line of crap on his keynote about the IPad, That was probably the most BS filled Keynote I have ever seen him Pedel. This is by far the Biggest Letdown EVER by apple, I mean no MultiTasking, No USB, No SD car slot, No camera, and NO FLASH How in the world can he says Its the BEST web experience ever when you cant even view 80% of the web because of NO FLASH.
I mean come on! They dont want flash because it will allow Hulu and games on the internet and Oh goodness It will Cut into their profits, But what about a better user experience Steve What about that!
Oh and another thing! What is up with this whole thing of a major keynote about a new product that apple claims will change our lives? Why is it that anytime Steve Jobs Squeezes so much as a fart the world turns and cheers for joy?
I'm loving this. Apple and Google continue their soap opera, whilst Microsoft sits in the background this time around. I just imagine Gates humming to himself happily as Windows 7 continues to sell.
I love pinch-to-zoom on my iPhone - it's an extremely intuitive interface and is actually rather fun to use. I'm delighted that other devices have it as well. Though aren't there other devices that use multitouch like this? Microsoft's Surface for one, and even my ASUS EeePC 900's touchpad allows for pinch-to-zoom.
Either way, as the companies continue to compete, I'm very much convinced that we as end consumers will end up winning.
It's about time Google flipped the switch on multi-touch. Cyanogen and other custom roms have enabled that code (which has been built into the core since 1.0, iirc) long ago and Apple didn't C&D or sue any of them. About time Google grew a pair and enabled multi-touch.
Steve Jobs Shoveled his Mass line of crap on his keynote about the IPad... ...How in the world can he says Its the BEST web experience ever when you cant even view 80% of the web because of NO FLASH.
I honestly don't see why the iPad is so rant-worthy. If you must, rant away. But realistically, it looks like a fun little coffee table gadget to set next to your couch, and a very nice web browsing experience as I wouldn't say Flash makes up 80% of what's available to us online. Though, aside from a fun (as in "goofy") media viewer, that's about it. This makes it extremely niche for a new front-line product. I personally don't have much desire for one, so I'll simply not buy it.
Which yes, makes it have rather limited appeal to tech geeks like us. But why bother becoming so upset about it? I'm delighted by its coming. It shows the world one way of making a tablet computer, which will pave the way for more devices to come (many of which have already been made available).
It's like an artist trying an experimental method and putting it in a modern art gallery. It may look odd and have little apparent value, but will still somehow sell for millions and will inspire other artists to try similar methods - and make improvements.
After that, we as end consumers benefit. So thank you Apple for showing your competitors what to do, and what NOT to do. =)
Steve Jobs Shoveled his Mass line of crap on his keynote about the IPad, That was probably the most BS filled Keynote I have ever seen him Pedel. This is by far the Biggest Letdown EVER by apple, I mean no MultiTasking, No USB, No SD car slot, No camera, and NO FLASH How in the world can he says Its the BEST web experience ever when you cant even view 80% of the web because of NO FLASH.
I mean come on! They dont want flash because it will allow Hulu and games on the internet and Oh goodness It will Cut into their profits, But what about a better user experience Steve What about that!
Oh and another thing! What is up with this whole thing of a major keynote about a new product that apple claims will change our lives? Why is it that anytime Steve Jobs Squeezes so much as a fart the world turns and cheers for joy?
That is what i wrote on facebook about 3 days ago
Hyperbole, Ad Hominem, red herring, hasty generalization, straw man, exaggeration. Personally, I'm hanging on your every word.
Indeed. I use all Apple products because I tired of the oppression of the great evil known as Microsoft. By doing so, I became a rebel. And that made me cool. Along with popping the collar of my pink fraternity shirt.
So again your hate for Apple stems off of one less than mediocre product & you by pass the many great & succesful products that makes Apple what it is today?
Steve Jobs is a marketing dream. The bobble heads of America love him for some reason and will buy anything that he dishes out of any hole in his body.
My hate for Apple stems from the fact that marketing typically triumphs over performance, economy and freedom. Not exactly a good precedent to set for any of us.
Not really. Apple is clearly successful, so other device makers are apt to try and follow suit. It's a theoretical ditto chain with broad and chilling implications.
I'm not saying the market is going to get overrun with closed devices, but even one popular product that doesn't let people innovate according to the limits of their imagination is one too many.
But looking deep into my statement doesn't at all yield the conclusion you offer.
Hasn't it already been well established that Thrax is a dick anyway? Plus, the G1 isn't old, it's seasoned. My G1 and I have been through so much together. Of course that won't stop me from buying a Nexus 1 the second my tax return comes in.
But to be honest here, it isn't Google's "Don't be evil", but rather that ridiculous patent that is bullshit. I'm sure you could find many people who had been utilizing multi-touch long before Apple's patent... and if that is in fact true, Apple could (if I understand patent law properly) have to forfeit their patent. But hey, software patents are f'd - so who knows!
Yes, failing to defend one's patent is often grounds for having it revoked. Or so I have read. I hope that one does get yanked too. As for the don't be evil, bullshit comment, as far as I know that didn't have anything to do with this specific issue. Someone simply asked Jobs about Google and he made that statement. Seems Google is getting under poor Jobsies skin.
I bet considering how competitive Apple has been with Google of late that they'll try to dock them on the patent. I can't wait to see how that fight turns out.
In other news, I totally want pinch to zoom and I can't wait till it comes to the droid.
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I mean come on! They dont want flash because it will allow Hulu and games on the internet and Oh goodness It will Cut into their profits, But what about a better user experience Steve What about that!
Oh and another thing! What is up with this whole thing of a major keynote about a new product that apple claims will change our lives? Why is it that anytime Steve Jobs Squeezes so much as a fart the world turns and cheers for joy?
That is what i wrote on facebook about 3 days ago
ROFL. +1.
I love pinch-to-zoom on my iPhone - it's an extremely intuitive interface and is actually rather fun to use. I'm delighted that other devices have it as well. Though aren't there other devices that use multitouch like this? Microsoft's Surface for one, and even my ASUS EeePC 900's touchpad allows for pinch-to-zoom.
Either way, as the companies continue to compete, I'm very much convinced that we as end consumers will end up winning.
I honestly don't see why the iPad is so rant-worthy. If you must, rant away. But realistically, it looks like a fun little coffee table gadget to set next to your couch, and a very nice web browsing experience as I wouldn't say Flash makes up 80% of what's available to us online. Though, aside from a fun (as in "goofy") media viewer, that's about it. This makes it extremely niche for a new front-line product. I personally don't have much desire for one, so I'll simply not buy it.
Which yes, makes it have rather limited appeal to tech geeks like us. But why bother becoming so upset about it? I'm delighted by its coming. It shows the world one way of making a tablet computer, which will pave the way for more devices to come (many of which have already been made available).
It's like an artist trying an experimental method and putting it in a modern art gallery. It may look odd and have little apparent value, but will still somehow sell for millions and will inspire other artists to try similar methods - and make improvements.
After that, we as end consumers benefit. So thank you Apple for showing your competitors what to do, and what NOT to do. =)
Hyperbole, Ad Hominem, red herring, hasty generalization, straw man, exaggeration. Personally, I'm hanging on your every word.
"Go to site dot com and read me the RSS feed."
Yeah, there's not an app for that...not on anything apple will ever make.
Indeed. I use all Apple products because I tired of the oppression of the great evil known as Microsoft. By doing so, I became a rebel. And that made me cool. Along with popping the collar of my pink fraternity shirt.
All three of them.
Steve Jobs is a marketing dream. The bobble heads of America love him for some reason and will buy anything that he dishes out of any hole in his body.
I think the Freedom aspect comes from your choice to buy into the marketing.
I'm not saying the market is going to get overrun with closed devices, but even one popular product that doesn't let people innovate according to the limits of their imagination is one too many.
But looking deep into my statement doesn't at all yield the conclusion you offer.
Again you defined the job of a great marketer or marketing team. Regardless of the device being talked about.
Maybe add in "In the companies best interest" to that and you got Apple.
I find the Nexus One compelling... if only to keep Thrax from making fun of my anchient (read: one year old) phone, the G1.
/troll
But to be honest here, it isn't Google's "Don't be evil", but rather that ridiculous patent that is bullshit. I'm sure you could find many people who had been utilizing multi-touch long before Apple's patent... and if that is in fact true, Apple could (if I understand patent law properly) have to forfeit their patent. But hey, software patents are f'd - so who knows!
In other news, I totally want pinch to zoom and I can't wait till it comes to the droid.