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Discussion in 'Technology Forum' started by magnus, Jan 31, 2010.

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  1. Jan 31, 2010 at 7:34 PM #1
    magnus

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    no thread on this? people don't even care around here anymore.


    anyway, thoughts? it looks interesting, if I didn't have a new laptop I might consider it, but it doesn't seem as useful as it could be.




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  2. Jan 31, 2010 at 10:26 PM #2
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    Might look snazzy for a year or two when sales reps drop in for meetings. Other than that, if you already have an iPhone and a netbook, it is kinda pointless.
     
  3. Feb 1, 2010 at 10:08 AM #3
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    Whats the point?
     
  4. Feb 1, 2010 at 3:17 PM #4
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  5. Feb 2, 2010 at 2:25 PM #5
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    I think it'll be cool for entertainment / casual web-browsing and such. I think it'll eat into (if not eat away entirely) the e-reader market. It's certainly more of a threat to that market than it is to laptops.
     
  6. Feb 2, 2010 at 2:56 PM #6
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    Does Apple succeed in unestablished markets? Do people really want to carry another device around just to read on?
     
  7. Feb 2, 2010 at 9:19 PM #7
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    they did pretty good with the mp3 player market. The original ipod took over a niche of that market (hard drive based mp3 players) then dominated (revolutionized even?) the entire market.

    I don't think people will carry around this device AND a laptop. But there are a lot of people out there I think who don't carry laptops, but will carry these.
     
  8. Feb 3, 2010 at 10:09 AM #8
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    Apple nerds will flock to it and thats about it. A fully functional mini notebook makes so much more sense.
     
  9. Feb 3, 2010 at 10:13 AM #9
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    The iPod entered into an established market, so did the iPhone, but I dont think the electronic book market is established and that Apple will not succeed but I have been wrong before. The Apple-heads will support it like good little robots but this thing will do as well as the Lisa did.
     
  10. Feb 3, 2010 at 12:34 PM #10
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    It's an electronic feminine hygiene product.
     
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