Re: fwd: Scott Bourne, QA With Scott Bourne About the iPad
I could comment on all of the silly questions, (which I would assume he
made up himself, but can't because after all I'm a member of /this/
list), he answers but what would be the point.
On 2/3/2010 10:15 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
damm funny
http://scottbourne.com/post/368750997/q-a-with-scott-bourne-about-the-ipad
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RE: fwd: Scott Bourne, QA With Scott Bourne About the iPad
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi damm funny http://scottbourne.com/post/368750997/q-a-with-scott-bourne-about-the-ipad I guess you had to be there. I will NOT being an ipad. Has nothing to do with my disdain for Apple the corporation. Although I have that in plenty. It's simply because the ipad doesn't do anything for me I can't already do with my existing laptop, and the ipad can't do a lot of things I can do with my laptop ... like connect a USB card reader. I've got several acquaintances who are constantly raving about their iphones ... about 30% of the time they're raving at me because I don't have an iphone and the other 70% of the time they're raving at the iphone because they can't get it to do all the groovy things it's supposed to do. Sorry. I just don't see the value added to justify spending that much money for something that won't do what I want it to do. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: fwd: Scott Bourne, QA With Scott Bourne About the iPad
John Sessoms wrote: From: Godfrey DiGiorgi damm funny http://scottbourne.com/post/368750997/q-a-with-scott-bourne-about-the-ipad I guess you had to be there. I will NOT being an ipad. Has nothing to do with my disdain for Apple the corporation. Although I have that in plenty. It's simply because the ipad doesn't do anything for me I can't already do with my existing laptop, and the ipad can't do a lot of things I can do with my laptop ... like connect a USB card reader. In all seriousness, I think the iPad has a lot of potential for photographers, as Scott Bourn points out in his posts about it. The second generation of the device will probably have a USB connection and likely an SD slot as well, if only because there will be competitors with these features by then (Scott's downplaying of this shortcoming strikes me not as Apple fanboyism but just the rationalization of anyone delighted with a new toy). The inability to show raw files will probably be overcome through software very soon. What Apple's done *right* is what Google always does right: Start with very *few* features and add stuff gradually as experience and real-life use demonstrate how it's used and what its strong and weak points are. Too many companies start with by throwing everything into a new product to see what sticks coughSonycough. This looks like a classic case of wait until the early adopters pay the high prices of the first-generation product and let them fund the RD for the better and cheaper second-gen device. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: fwd: Scott Bourne, QA With Scott Bourne About the iPad
On 3/2/10, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: I will NOT being an ipad. Has nothing to do with my disdain for Apple the corporation. Although I have that in plenty. John if I though you were being an iPad...well shiver me timbers ;-) It's simply because the ipad doesn't do anything for me I can't already do with my existing laptop, and the ipad can't do a lot of things I can do with my laptop ... like connect a USB card reader. I've got several acquaintances who are constantly raving about their iphones ... about 30% of the time they're raving at me because I don't have an iphone and the other 70% of the time they're raving at the iphone because they can't get it to do all the groovy things it's supposed to do. Sorry. I just don't see the value added to justify spending that much money for something that won't do what I want it to do. I'd love one. You know me, like that bloke in the Onion segment on the MacBook Wheel... if it's shiny and has an Apple on it, I'll buy it ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 3/2/10, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: This looks like a classic case of wait until the early adopters pay the high prices of the first-generation product and let them fund the RD for the better and cheaper second-gen device. :) Thanks mate. Now I know why I'm stony broke!!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: fwd: Scott Bourne, QA With Scott Bourne About the iPad
Here is my idea of a runaway hit for the iPad. 1) Make it multitask apps - you'll see why in a minute 2) Negotiate with College Textbook publishers for ebooks of all textbooks - $50 a pop - way cheaper than the printed ones, but COGS is low 3) Have a decent note taking app 4) Have a small, decent word processor 5) sell to college students instead of a laptop I have two girls in college. Books are outrageous in price. The battery life of the iPad and ebooks would work perfectly for them. Beyond lots of web surfing/social networking, just lightweight word processing is needed. The appeal of the iPad would be embraced by that group. The price is a no brainer because I wouldn't have to buy them a laptop and the cost of college texts would more than pay for the device the first year. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 1:09:35 PM, you wrote: MR John Sessoms wrote: From: Godfrey DiGiorgi damm funny http://scottbourne.com/post/368750997/q-a-with-scott-bourne-about-the-ipad I guess you had to be there. I will NOT being an ipad. Has nothing to do with my disdain for Apple the corporation. Although I have that in plenty. It's simply because the ipad doesn't do anything for me I can't already do with my existing laptop, and the ipad can't do a lot of things I can do with my laptop ... like connect a USB card reader. MR In all seriousness, I think the iPad has a lot of potential for MR photographers, as Scott Bourn points out in his posts about it. The MR second generation of the device will probably have a USB connection MR and likely an SD slot as well, if only because there will be MR competitors with these features by then (Scott's downplaying of this MR shortcoming strikes me not as Apple fanboyism but just the MR rationalization of anyone delighted with a new toy). The inability to MR show raw files will probably be overcome through software very soon. MR What Apple's done *right* is what Google always does right: Start with MR very *few* features and add stuff gradually as experience and MR real-life use demonstrate how it's used and what its strong and weak MR points are. Too many companies start with by throwing everything into MR a new product to see what sticks coughSonycough. MR This looks like a classic case of wait until the early adopters pay MR the high prices of the first-generation product and let them fund the MR RD for the better and cheaper second-gen device. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: Cotty On 3/2/10, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: I will NOT being an ipad. Has nothing to do with my disdain for Apple the corporation. Although I have that in plenty. John if I though you were being an iPad...well shiver me timbers ;-) ... that's what I get for loaning my spell checker to you know who. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: fwd: Scott Bourne, QA With Scott Bourne About the iPad
On 2/3/2010 6:43 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Cotty
On 3/2/10, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed:
I will NOT being an ipad. Has nothing to do with my disdain for Apple
the corporation. Although I have that in plenty.
John if I though you were being an iPad...well shiver me timbers ;-)
... that's what I get for loaning my spell checker to you know who.
That wouldn't be so bad if you know who actually used it.
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