5 Reasons Tablets Suck, and You Won't Buy One 553
Crazzaper writes "When the iPad was announced, a lot of people who didn't care about tablets came out to bash Apple's new device. These same people said 'I would have bought it if it had a full OS,' but in reality full OS tablets existed before the iPad rumors even started. This article gives an interesting perspective on why this happened, and argues that there's five big reasons why more powerful tablets exists but no one cares."
5 stupid rationalizations from iPad camp (Score:3, Funny)
Breaking news!
I own a tablet PC.
It kicks ass.
And runs Windows 7.
Which kicks ass too.
Now continue with the program.
If Bill says it, it must be true (Score:5, Funny)
"Within five years, I predict it will be the most popular form of PC sold in America. It will come with a full 640 KB of RAM which should be enough for anybody. We will continue to out-innovate Apple. Then we're going to fscking kill Google."
Re:Pfft (Score:3, Funny)
Re:niches - fixed that for ya (Score:5, Funny)
Jesse Schell, known mostly to his friends and colleagues as a game designer, spoke at "DICE", where maybe a few hundred people heard him, and said the iPad, which has not yet been released, will not succeed. He then went on to explain his theories regarding what makes a successful product, based on his experience in designing things that have unit sales measured in millions.
Then, some guy on Slashdot quoted him, which sent Apple's stock into a nose dive as everyone who read it decided not to buy an iPad because *the* Jesse Schell said they won't want to.
Re:Battery life (Score:3, Funny)
(See? My post contributed just as much to the conversation as yours: nothing.)
Re:niches (Score:2, Funny)
I have a stereo with a CD turntable and tape deck built in (yes, I'm old but not old enough to have a record player on top of it).
Maybe so - but you did just call that CD player a "turntable." :-)
Re:Battery life (Score:3, Funny)
Your assessment is flawed, troll.
Your troll is flawed, assessment.
Re:Battery life (Score:3, Funny)
There's therapy available for such issues...
Really? Have you used it? Do a lot of other people?
Re:Apple's tablet is different from other tablets. (Score:3, Funny)
There are two reasons why I'm not considering an iPad, lack of Flash support and lack of openness. And it doesn't have any USB ports.
Ok, there are three reasons why I'm not considering an iPad: lack of Flash support, lack of openness, and lack of USB ports. And no webcam.
Oh wait...