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Brian,I agree with you completely about the (over-done, unenaesscry) dislike for the iPad. Part of me thinks it might even be rooted in disappointment. Even though people love to hate Apple, especially nerd elites, they also secretly lust for their gadgets. That's why there are so many card carrying Linux dorks with iPhones in their pockets. But, when the iPad came out, it wasn't meant for people like us.We're on the outer edges of the targeted user group. Its a sexy gadget, so of course we're going to give it a look, but Steve Jobs knows we don't want to sit on our couches holding some hunk of aluminum silicon watching DRM-ed movies. The coolest features for the tech savvy have been drastically understated, because they aren't trying to sell the tech savvy. They know we'll flock anyway because its thin, sleak, and sexy.There are people that think the iPad should be able to play their mkv rips, have .ogg support, and be an open platform. But a device that tried to please everyone would please no one. So instead Apple just did what they always do; they built a minimalized, stylized, functional but slightly limiting piece of gadget lust that appeals to the masses, and will find a home among many geeks that have a good use case (such as your mobile apps, or my desire to read PDF'ed ebooks with accurate reproduction away from the computer) and an open mind, or at least a bit of fanboy in them.
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(VISITOR) AUTHOR'S NAME
Rovsan
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17 december 2014, 01:31:44
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