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  seriously our ipad is a fucking cornerstone in our house. it's retarded how useful it is. our old lapt... : [fry]
  • We've had one since Xmas and it's a fair bet we'll be getting a second, maybe once the tax refund comes i... : Dynotaku
  • one of those comments make a good point. iPads are not a community device. Each person needs their own. I... : Slowtreme
  • My fiancee uses it exclusively for Angry Birds. There's nothing else the iPad needs to do. : kabex
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    what do you do with it? : azenmaster
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      compute : vigilante
      • helpful as hell, I'm planning on picking up something for home (currently use: wife's macbook) hesitat... : azenmaster
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    haha a cornerstone in your house? : dantastic
    • it's our primary computer so yes! : [fry]
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      that's damn good build quality : scanline
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        iPad: BUILT BY MASONS : Scotty22
        • iPad did 9/11? : riptyde
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    same, I use it every day : indosauros
    • also probably getting a second, one for each floor : indosauros
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    i hate to admit it but I kind of agree. I was the first to pan the shit out of the ipad as a big fucking... : kainen1
    • I did the exact same thing. Thought it was a big iPhone with a stupid bezel but ended up buying it day 1... : BouillonCubes
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    Question from someone who has used an ipad <10 minutes total, so excuse any ignorance that follows. W... : Zuchu
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      Use it in bed, take it with me around the house (usually while watching a video but sometimes surfing), u... : BouillonCubes
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        As far as going between IM and other stuff, just double tap home and use what is effectively a taskbar at... : BouillonCubes
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          Let's be real, it really falls down trying to IM heavily while doing anything else compared to a laptop. ... : derelict515
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            It's no alt-tab but it's not so bad that I have abandoned my iPad either and I IM heavily. Hopefully the... : BouillonCubes
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              Well sure, I still do it a ton but I find the experience pretty annoying sometimes from both sides. That ... : derelict515
              • Hopefully iOS 5 brings a whole new notification system, what they have now is way too primitive :( : BouillonCubes
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                Notifications stealing focus always baffled me, given that one of the big pluses of OS X over Windows is ... : Serpico74
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                  In fairness I think it's a leftover from when they were designing iOS purely for a phone where first and ... : Arsenal
                  • I have no doubt that the Palm guy they got to do notifications will have his work in iOS 5. : BouillonCubes
              • Thanks for the input guys, from what its sounding like; its definitely usable for the application I'd be ... : Zuchu
  • I would actually buy one for school, however I can't afford the steep price :/ : Xencer
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  I certainly didn't expect iPads to sell that much. I thought only apple faggots like myself would get one... : freshyk
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    iPad growth actually has been mirroring iPhone growth when it was first launched. Just like the iphone, ... : SolrFlare
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      I work for a very large company and iPads are being purchased quite a bit, but I see very few being actua : hussdelrio
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        do you guys have a Terminal Services server? the big push for our executives was so they could get a Remo... : zerog83
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          We've been a Citrix shop for awhile, and are upgrading our Citrix boxes tonight to enable Citrix on the i... : lpearl
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            yeah, the Citrix receiver is really nice. I almost had to roll back the Remote Desktop Services box I had... : zerog83
            • Unfortunately the effin' citrix access gateway is a horrid horrid piece of crap. God I hate that thing. : Scotty22
      • In our company we are using ours for readers of large PDFs which normally would get printed out. Now the... : Scotty22
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  the ipad is going to fail i just dont see why people will buy one its like a big ipod : spiderfill
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    the ipod will fail too it's just like an iphone without a phone : Hemtroll
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      the iphone will fail too apple has no business being in the phone industry : EvilDolemite
      • the apple tv should be a success everyone wants to buy a $200 device that required a PC in the house to s... : Chandler55
      • The phone industry will fail too it's just a more complicated telegraph system. : noxiousgg
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    if by fail you mean sell like hotcakes then yes. : cptstern
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      pssst - he's making fun of all the idiots that said it wouldn't sell well : JohnnyRey
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        case in point: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22575180#itemanchor_22575180 : JohnnyRey
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          well to be fair abrasion saying something will fail is pretty much an indicator that it will be a massive... : mikecyb
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            Has he had any recent predictions even be close? : derelict515
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              Very close with SC2 patch changes. Was quite off with the ipad obviously, will be correct on WinMo phone... : abrasion
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                lol SC2 patch changes. I was thinking more like SC2 sales, Kinect sales, etc. The mass market things whic... : derelict515
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                  I was still somewhat close with the SC2 sales actually - I predicted it would sell some ridiculously high... : abrasion
                  • iirc you were off on SC2 like 3 vs 5 million which isn't really close. As for syncing with a cable, shoul... : derelict515
      • I was one of the idiots. It still doesn't appeal to me since I need my netbook to run my work apps(TM LO... : handofthrawn
    • *W H O O S H ' D* : Ambient80
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  It is always fun to go back to see what people originally said about the iPhone and iPad on the Internet. : pancake humper
  • I thought it was just a big ipod touch and I still think that. And I still think that it is awesome. : azenmaster
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  15 million, what the fuck. I thought it was going to be 9 million. My 30 million prediction for 2011 (whi... : Serpico74
  • It really ramped up for the holiday season + carpet-bombing TV with ads + international markets! : sgtsanity
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  Okay, this time in the right thread. That explains why everyone was caught flat footed in coming out with... : Fred Garvin
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    There is a simpler explanation. : vigilante
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      And what is that? : Fred Garvin
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        Nobody else knows what the fuck they are doing and now they're playing catch-up. If the iPad falters it w... : Serpico74
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          I don't even think comparable tech is enough to overcome Apple's lead right now, and for this reason: The... : riptyde
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            I agree. The tech is a secondary and even tertiary concern. App store, cost, form factor, cachet, name re... : edgewise
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              For the average person you are right. This is why I think all the hoopla about Android ROMs is meaningles... : Fred Garvin
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                That's what I'm sayin'. The market is way past just being a technophile's market. It's achieved mass acce... : edgewise
                • It has sold DOUBLE what the Nintendo Wii did in its first respective year. If that isn't mainstream accep... : Serpico74
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          So, you don't think there is some other company out there that can take the concept further? At some poin... : Fred Garvin
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            Anything is possible, but there are degrees of unlikeliness. I saw numerous tablets at CES this year and ... : Serpico74
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              I was hoping to see some great tablets at CES but it appears that most other companies just arent ready t... : riptyde
              • That's what I meant. Other companies obviously see the market, but it really seems like most products wer... : Fred Garvin
              • They were trash. Closest thing to good hardware is the Playbook, and the iPad still has a better screen a... : Serpico74
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            Tell that to MP3 makers or digital music stores. So far the only markets Apple (on the consumer E side) i... : LoioshDwaggie
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              And the desktop computing market and the server market. : Fred Garvin
              • On the other hand, they own the $1000 deskop and laptop market from PC builders. The mass market race-... : Serpico74
              • This would be why I said 'consumer electronics' and not 'every market they are in.' : LoioshDwaggie
          • Once you start talking about things that might not even happen until after I die, I start to lose interes... : vigilante
          • Its possible but it wont happen this year. : klearlyunseen
        • I wouldn't hold my breath for the double resolution in iPad 2. http://daringfireball.net/2011/01/cold_wat... : edgewise
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    Didn't you predict the ipad wouldn't sell at all? : twifosp
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      http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22418335#itemanchor_22418335 : mwasher
      • iPad killer: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/notebooks/ideapad/s-series : Serpico74
      • lol fred :D : [fry]
      • Fred Garvin just sittin' around making bad predictions : twifosp
      • to be fair a lot of people had that opinion, and I didn't think it'd sell this much. I thought it was the... : Chandler55
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        Why don't you stick to washing men. I was obviously wrong. Just like all the people that said the Kinect ... : Fred Garvin
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          Well Fred, that simply is no fun. Please, from now on, do not own up to things when you're wrong - come ... : virus
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            If it makes you feel any better, I lust for tech gadgets, but after spending a weekend with the iPad I ca... : Fred Garvin
            • I still think the Kinect is a non factor. Wii sells brazillions of units but no one admits to playing it ... : Slowtreme
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              I thought you had one. I was going to SM you about hooking up a MIDI device to it. : edgewise
              • No, we have them in the office for development. If you are looking to do music I'd either stick with the ... : Fred Garvin
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                dentist , linguist, artist, now musician what doesnt edgewise do : Chandler55
                • Does edgewise do any of those two things at the same time? Eh? Not so talented, I think. : Ophelion
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                  heh, my kids started taking piano lessons about 3 months ago and it got me interested as well. Plus, I fi... : edgewise
                  • Nice! I was looking at that same digital piano a couple of weeks ago. : Bold
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                  He was fixing a phone box the other day. : yoonix
                  • it worked too! I can't claim to understand how it worked though. : edgewise
                • a man with many DRESSES : eums
                • Smile. : BlackCat9
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                I'm going this route: http://www.akaipro.com/synthstation49 : silaslang
                • that is neat. : mwasher
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                  wow. a bit more than I need right now (only been playing a month or so). I was thinking more of this h... : edgewise
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                    I've heard good things about this, but haven't used it myself. http://line6.com/midimobilizer/ : silaslang
                    • I've seen that linked a couple times before. Looks like it works. I'm just not sure what to really do wit... : edgewise
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                    How's the action on that Yamaha? I've always liked their weighted keyboards. : Fred Garvin
                    • feels good to me, but what do I know? Feels like my mom's grand piano. It's pressure/volume sensitive and... : edgewise
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                  Until they get a way to output multiple audio tracks and high quality D/A converters I would never use an... : Fred Garvin
                  • Your talking to someone who spends thousands on analog monosynths that only play one note at a time. I LO... : silaslang
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  What I want to know is how is this Asymco site showing me as logged in to its site under my name when I'v... : Attica Blue
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    Uses Wordpress.com's commenting system, I think. : sgtsanity
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      I still don't understand how that explains how it has logged me into that particular site. Are you saying... : Attica Blue
      • You're logged into Automattic's Intense Debate system, which is like their version of Disqus. : sgtsanity
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  Everything apple releases sells well. Partly because they are cool/useful products and partly because peo... : rick
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    not true, apple isn't perfect either. they have products that never sold "well" like the apple tv, and ma... : boring gegtik
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      I'm surprised the Mac Mini hasn't sold well. It seems to be a pretty appealing product. : riptyde
      • its mostly because its so expensive for what it is. You can get a comparable machine in a laptop form for... : squigiliwams
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        Makes way more sense to go with an iMac. A Mini with an IPS screen and mouse and keyboard comes out to ro... : Serpico74
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          but if you already have a nice screen you are going to spend less. : Slowtreme
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            And get way less in terms of specs. IMHO it is better to get an iMac and go dual screen, but that's just ... : Serpico74
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              We have a bunch of Mac Minis at work we use for unit testing. I guess they work fine, I don't use it for ... : Slowtreme
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                Love the screens, I use the 27" for my PC display as well. : Serpico74
                • Those are really nice, I lust for them in the store. But for $1699, I'll take a portable. : Slowtreme
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      Xserve :( : pancake humper
      • server products can't be expected to move like consumer products so I left that out on purpose : boring gegtik
      • oh man I didn't know they were killing that : mikecyb
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      Those didn't sell well? People seem to talk about them a lot. I stand corrected. : rick
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        yeah the apple tv was a really poor seller for them which is why it got entirely revamped recently, and I... : mikecyb
        • New one sold a million in the first month. When my mom picked up one it was the last in the store. Seems ... : Serpico74
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          They sold a million units before Christmas, and it was announced in.... September, I think? Not too bad. : Ambient80
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            I think we're making fun of the old apple tv : Chandler55
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              oh nevermind I read mike's post now : Chandler55
              • Now we're making fun of YOU!! *point* *laugh* ;) : Ambient80
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            ah well there you go then. I think the price point is a huge part of that. it's very tempting to buy ev... : mikecyb
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              500 bucks for base model is pretty nice : Slowtreme
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                ? apple tv is $99 : mikecyb
                • Oops I was still thinking iPad : Slowtreme
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    Such bullshit, you really think if theycame out with a shit product that it would sell millions? In this ... : FrayLo
    • There'd be an initial rush from the true believers, but yeah even apple can't keep a pos afloat forever. : edgewise
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    That big ass speaker they tried to sell a few years ago... : malevolence
    • hahah that thing was ridiculous : Yanks
  • LISA would like to have a word with you. Admittedly, that was before apply developed RDF technology : Herman Toothrot
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  In other news, JooJoo just sold it's 100th JooJoo. : edgewise
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    zionist tablet : boring gegtik
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      why is the JooJoo air cooled? because air is free : edgewise
      • duuuuuude, not cool. i lolled : dirge23
    • The missing other 5 commandments? : ionic.airblast
• so who wants to buy me a top of the line ipad 2? : crypt420
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  i mock people who use them in coffee shops all bent over with their bad posture. : packav
  • You can call it the "iBad Posture" : action roommate
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  ipad love has dramatically fallen since the last update I'm glad they are fixing the orientation switc... : ghost in my shell
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    Sounds like an issue with your iPad, or the software update did something weird to it. I would talk to Ap... : ovrlrd
    • I have never had my ipad off for an entire day. Someone, usually me, uses it every day, so I'd have no id... : edgewise
  • I would bring in your iPad to an Apple Store. That shouldn't be happening. : Link.
• I had this conversation today, about the iphone (which I have from work), and what would I do on an ipad... : rak
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  http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-conference-call-2011-1?slop=1 Apple is killing everything right now... : zuga
  • Crazy. If only I had a time machine to buy more AAPL shares than I already have : Serpico74