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Answer» Quote Apple has sold more than 2 million iPads since the device debuted April 3, the company said Monday. The full story on cnet. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20006383-37.html?tag=tabbedPromoUnitHolder;Blogs_contentKudos for them. Now for a biased debate.I really dont see the need for something like the iPad. Too big to carry in my pocket, just not useable for day to day life. My desktop PC is more than enough for me Quote from: Kurtiskain on May 31, 2010, 06:33:44 PM I really dont see the need for something like the iPad. More then 2 million people evidently disagree.I'm not impressed with the device...nor the numbers.Quote from: patio on May 31, 2010, 06:38:24 PM I'm not impressed with the device...nor the numbers. neither am I, just saying apparently some misguided souls FEEL it useful. Although I suspect it's more akin to the "usefulness" of an ipod- I mean, you can get any old MP3 player, but people seem to have it in their heads that the only MP3 player "worth getting" is the ipod. Although you have to hand it to apple, considering that the ipod requires custom software, only handles a few file types, and has a non-replacable battery AND still has a higher price tag then equivalent players that are better in all the useful senses of the word, the fact that they can keep the "cool" factor despite it's obvious shortcomings is nothing short of a testament to how it's not useful for it's function but rather for it's form. Much like a golden toilet. Same is true of the iPhone, despite it's clear shortcomings and never-ending problems (the same sort of problems the early cellphone when you practically needed to drag trailer behind your car to go "mobile" that were resolved long ago by the more established and experienced cellphone companies) it's still MANAGED to become "the" cellphone to have. it's more a testament to the marketing zeal of Apple then their ability to create a quality product. I mean, come on- the first iMac didn't even have a floppy drive. This was 1998. You pretty much needed one. people say it "was AHEAD of it's time" MAYBE. Too bad they didn't create flash drives ahead of their time, as well. Quote from: BC_Programmer on May 31, 2010, 06:36:14 PM More then 2 million people evidently disagree. Well in my sight...6,697,254,041 people alive now according to google. (just type in world POPULATION) 2 million of those people have bought an iPad...out of how many people that could purchase one? i am willing to bet over 10million people have the stuff to get one, they just don't want it. Apples products seem to be based a lot on hype. The Mac vs PC adverts I found to be quite distasteful for their type.A guy in my office has an iPad and when I compared it to my iPhone I see no justification in getting the iPad unless you have really bad eyesight and need the larger screen.

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Apple has sold more than 2 million iPads since the device debuted April 3, the company said Monday.

The full story on cnet.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20006383-37.html?tag=tabbedPromoUnitHolder;Blogs_contentKudos for them. Now for a biased debate.I really dont see the need for something like the iPad.

Too big to carry in my pocket, just not useable for day to day life.

My desktop PC is more than enough for me Quote from: Kurtiskain on May 31, 2010, 06:33:44 PM

I really dont see the need for something like the iPad.

More then 2 million people evidently disagree.I'm not impressed with the device...nor the numbers.Quote from: patio on May 31, 2010, 06:38:24 PM

I'm not impressed with the device...nor the numbers.

neither am I, just saying apparently some misguided souls FEEL it useful.

Although I suspect it's more akin to the "usefulness" of an ipod- I mean, you can get any old MP3 player, but people seem to have it in their heads that the only MP3 player "worth getting" is the ipod. Although you have to hand it to apple, considering that the ipod requires custom software, only handles a few file types, and has a non-replacable battery AND still has a higher price tag then equivalent players that are better in all the useful senses of the word, the fact that they can keep the "cool" factor despite it's obvious shortcomings is nothing short of a testament to how it's not useful for it's function but rather for it's form. Much like a golden toilet.

Same is true of the iPhone, despite it's clear shortcomings and never-ending problems (the same sort of problems the early cellphone when you practically needed to drag trailer behind your car to go "mobile" that were resolved long ago by the more established and experienced cellphone companies) it's still MANAGED to become "the" cellphone to have.

it's more a testament to the marketing zeal of Apple then their ability to create a quality product. I mean, come on- the first iMac didn't even have a floppy drive. This was 1998. You pretty much needed one. people say it "was AHEAD of it's time" MAYBE. Too bad they didn't create flash drives ahead of their time, as well.

Quote from: BC_Programmer on May 31, 2010, 06:36:14 PM

More then 2 million people evidently disagree.

Well in my sight...6,697,254,041 people alive now according to google. (just type in world POPULATION)
2 million of those people have bought an iPad...out of how many people that could purchase one? i am willing to bet over 10million people have the stuff to get one, they just don't want it.

Apples products seem to be based a lot on hype. The Mac vs PC adverts I found to be quite distasteful for their type.A guy in my office has an iPad and when I compared it to my iPhone I see no justification in getting the iPad unless you have really bad eyesight and need the larger screen.

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