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Why I won't buy an iPad (and think you shouldn't, either)
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| Danny O'Brien does a very good job of
| explaining why I'm completely uninterested in
| buying an iPad -- it really feels like the
| second coming of the CD-ROM "revolution" in
| which "content" people proclaimed that they
| were going to remake media by producing
| expensive (to make and to buy) products. I
| was a CD-ROM programmer at the start of my
| tech career, and I felt that excitement,
| too, and lived through it to see how wrong
| I was, how open platforms and experimental
| amateurs would eventually beat out the
| spendy, slick pros.
|
| I remember the early days of the web --
| and the last days of CD ROM -- when there
| was this mainstream consensus that the web
| and PCs were too durned geeky and
| difficult and unpredictable for "my mom"
| (it's amazing how many tech people have an
| incredibly low opinion of their mothers).
| If I had a share of AOL for every time
| someone told me that the web would die
| because AOL was so easy and the web was
| full of garbage, I'd have a lot of AOL
| shares.
|
| And they wouldn't be worth much.
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http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/02/why-i-wont-buy-an-ipad-and-think-you-shouldnt-either.html
Recent:
Apple will not replace Ipad batteries
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| EXPENSIVE TOYMAKER Apple has made it clear
| that when the battery dies in its
| overpriced keyboardless netbook, the Ipad,
| you will have to stump up $99 for a new
| discounted machine.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1596392/apple-replace-ipad-batteries
Apple details iPad's 'breakthrough' mobile contract
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/15/ipad_more_details/
iPad jailbreak for OS 3.2 coming soon with GreenPois0n
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| The iPad isnât even out yet, and a jailbreak
| is already in the works for its OS version 3.2
| by Joshua Hill, member of the Chronic Dev
| team. According to BlogsDNA, Joshua has
| tweeted some images of the GreenPois0n
| (running on Linux) and asked for donations
| from those who are interested in the iPad
| jailbreak.
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http://www.ithinkdiff.com/ipad-jailbreak-for-os-3-2-coming-soon-with-greenpois0n-981231/
What is it about Apple Inc., really?
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| I just keep asking myself, what is it that makes Apple toys
| so special even if they come at a huge cost, both
| economically and philosophically?
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http://www.ghabuntu.com/2010/03/what-is-it-about-apple-inc-really.html
An iPad on your belt?
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| After that, why not a wearable Mac or Linux
| PC? We've already had wearable Linux and
| Windows PCs, but those early models had all
| the problems I listed earlier. In 2010, it's a
| different story. We may not have flying cars,
| but we can certainly have wearable computers.
|
| We already know that Asus is looking into
| running Google's Linux-based Chrome OS on
| wearable PCs. Who knows: in 2020, we may look
| back and see that iPads and tablet computers
| were only a brief rest stop on the way to
| wearable entertainment devices and computers.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/15753/an_ipad_on_your_belt
iPad hype drives away consumers, survey says
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| When the over-the-top hype met the reality
| of Apple's iPad, a majority of consumers
| decided they didn't need, and wouldn't
| buy, the new device, a survey published
| today said.
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http://www.techworld.com.au/article/335335/ipad_hype_drives_away_consumers_survey_says?fp=2&fpid=1&rid=1
Opinion on the iPad Plummets Post-Intro
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| With all of the hype surrounding the
| introduction of Apple's iPad, it was
| practically impossible for the device to
| live up to the runaway expectations. While
| it's impossible to please 100 percent of
| the crowd, Apple may be finding that as
| time goes on, people like what they see
| less and less.
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http://www.internetnews.com/hardware/article.php/3863716
iPad Study: The More You Know, The Less You Want One
http://www.pcworld.com/article/188745/iPad_Study_The_More_You_Know_The_Less_You_Want_One.html?tk=rss_news
iPad Interest Evaporates, But Math is Fuzzy
http://www.pcworld.com/article/188809/ipad_interest_evaporates_but_math_is_fuzzy.html?tk=rss_news
iPad 'No Tablet,' Says Ex-Apple Exec
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| The iPad is too big and lacks
| communication capabilities, argued the
| former Apple executive who oversaw the
| demise of the company's iconic-but-flawed
| Newton more than a decade ago.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/188604/ipad_no_tablet_says_ex_apple_exec.html?tk=rss_news
The iPad questions Apple won't answer
http://infoworld.com/d/mobilize/ipad-questions-apple-wont-answer-972
Former Apple exec says iPad too big, "smarted out"
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| The iPad is too big and lacks communication
| capabilities, argued the former Apple
| executive who oversaw the demise of the
| company's iconic-but-flawed Newton more
| than a decade ago.
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http://www.techworld.com.au/article/335179/former_apple_exec_says_ipad_too_big_smarted?fp=2&fpid=1&rid=1
The iPad is iBad for Freedom!
http://newstrendstoday.com/the-ipad-is-ibad-for-freedom/04257
Apple's iPad is a technological faux pas
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| Which is rather disappointing, considering the
| opportunity that Apple had to launch the iPad
| with Mac OS X and be a truly powerful
| computing device.
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http://www.advocate-online.net/Archives/archives20092010/20510/o_ipad.php
Questions (and Answers) on the iPad's Shortcomings
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1958217,00.html
Defective by Design delivers iPad anti-DRM petition with 5,000 signatures to Jobs -- more coming
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| The first 5,000 names have been printed on a
| four-foot tall "tablet" and shipped to
| Cupertino. Defective by Design will send a new
| tablet for every 5,000 signatures.
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http://www.fsf.org/news/ipad-drm-petition-delivered
The Ipad might not be released in the EU
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| EXPENSIVE GADGET MAKER Apple is probably
| already regretting its daft name for its giant
| Ipod Touch, but it is looking like it will
| have a devil of a time using the Ipad name in
| the EU.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1590588/th-ipad-released-eu
Android Tablets vs. Apple iPad: Comparison/Review
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| With the launch of Appleâs new iPad this week,
| everyone seems to have their eyes tuned into
| the tablet market. Well jump on over to
| Gizmodo for the full review and comparison of
| the iPad, HP Slate, JooJoo, and a few Android
| tablets (Notion Ink Adam, Dell Mini 5, Archos
| 7 Android).
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http://phandroid.com/2010/01/29/android-tablets-vs-apple-ipad-comparisonreview/
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