Comments on: How to crush the iPad in 12 not-so-easy steps

By: Erik Knudtson

Erik Knudtson — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 03:54:04 +0000

The only step I can actully think of that could work is this:

Make people forget that Apple exists.

Then maybe other company's will have a snow balls chance in hell of beating their sales.

By: Lynda Gamack

Lynda Gamack — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 03:54:04 +0000

my ipad has not ceased to intrigue me, ive had it since July…

By: Shyam Listens

Shyam Listens — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 03:54:04 +0000

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By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 20 May 2011 20:48:00 +0000

I would actually say the same thing about Android devices. I consider myself tech savvy, along with many other iPhone users I know (as well as Android devices, but not as many…only do to the flooding of the market with them). The rest of my family has always been on Verizon, so previous to the iPhone they were talked into buying random Android devices that the salesman told them "were better". Now I get phone calls and emails from 20 different people asking how to do tasks on their phone. And to be honest, when I actually have time to show them…the UI often lacks compared to the iPhone. Maybe if they bought one for a "fashion statement" they could also get the bonus of it being easier to use and not call me so much.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 20 May 2011 20:26:36 +0000

I think what Carrie said was on point. The issue is (and what Apple seems to get) is that "experience" using any one product comes down to many factors, so therefore, the "lane" as you call it isn't clearly defined. I believe what that articles talks about is correct. It's not about specs. Specs are nice…but they come after what the product can actually do for you. Being a tech geek myself, I understand that specs are important (and I always do side by side comparisons), but its only after I see two products that are attractive to me for other reasons. It comes down to the actual appearance of the unit, the UI, the ease of use, the availability of add-ons and apps…etc. After that, specs come in as well. But the "experience" is a fine comment for someone that is not extremely tech-savvy, which most users aren't. "I enjoyed the experience" means that the creators of the product took all of those things involved with the experience and executed them well into one device. They are all in the same lane.

By: Ira

Ira — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:53:29 +0000

The Nook, right now, is the only serious iPad competitor because it is smaller, lighter, cheaper and has an IPS screen. But wait, it can't do as much and it runs that Friggin' Android 2.1. It's like comparing a Toyota Yaris with a Lexus. Which one would you rather be driving?

By: NakedTruth

NakedTruth — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:31:08 +0000

Hey Stewart Wolpin ( Dodo :) )
What would you do with an IPAD?
a. Browse the web – 80% of websites use flash — IPAD is a looser
b. Carry it around to read stuff – Its size of a netbook, you need a suitcase/bag for it — IPAD is a looser
c. Apple Apps – 99% same apps that are on the Iphone look bigger ( without any added value), use Iphone instead — IPAD is a looser
d. Watch movies – where while travelling refer point b. Watch movies at home – its too big to hold it in your hand – keep it on your lap – Lord, whats the laptop for then? IPAD is a looser
e. Type documents on the move – cannot hold it in your hands and type – one must keep it on the table /lap to type – isnt that a netbook/laptop – IPAD is a looser
f. Fashion statement – yes true it is – great to show off to everyone that I am 99th million fool to have bought into the Apple marketing hype ( without using an ounce of brain to judge for myself),

Talking about Fashion and media – on the Fashion ramps you see anorexic models( without brains) – similar to IPAD beautiful meant for the ramp – PLEASE STAY THERE. As you saw there isnt much utility to it so might as well.

By: Sammyboy

Sammyboy — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 05:34:11 +0000

Jailbreak and deal with waiting for each update of ios to be jailbroken and hope that itunes works with the jailbreak. When you decide to jailbreak you end up fighting apple every step of the way as they remain spiteful over not being able to make jailbreaking illegal. Not to mention voiding your warranty. Can't really compare that to downloading an .apk and installing.

By: cerebral_cortex

cerebral_cortex — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:36:56 +0000

choice is the best thing, its great to have alternatives to meet your needs. if you want a fashion statement & hyper-marketing buy Apple, if you don't , buy Android. Just because one is better for you , doesn't mean its better for the next person. It seems to me that Apple have learnt of what Sony did in the 80's with the Walkman and their T.V. Its great to have a choice.

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 19:09:42 +0000

Ah yes, the Console Wars is an awesome way to make an example of this foolish bickering. It's not about specs, apps, size, or any of this. IT'S ABOUT WHAT THE CONSUMER WANTS. I have an iPod Touch, and I love it, I played on iPhone and the iPad and I felt that the latter was an iPod Touch with 3g and a phone app, and the later was a gigantic iPod that i could not place in my pocket. I personally like the Blackberry, phone and tablet, yet I'm not going to bash someone that likes the iOS or Android OS and choose their products accordingly. I have an Xbox 360. I've played on a PS3 and a Wii, I just don't like them as much, personal opinion is all that matters in this, fighting is childish.

By: dave

dave — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 22:33:22 +0000

Now that is Funny! Where do you live? Alabama?

I'm seeing more and more fat, old, and ignorant people with iPhones and Macs than ever before. I gave up my Apple ways not long ago (and other techies) because of their restrictive platform. Stop drinking the Kool-Aid.

By: Orion

Orion — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 01:21:41 +0000

Ipad is better than all of those orther ones theyvlook like big phones not small tablets

By: Me Myself and I

Me Myself and I — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:46:36 +0000

Wish I could have this writer's job. I just have to believe the writer was being sarcastic and was facing some kind of deadline and just wipped something off the top of his head. It's a shame the author didn't look a little further around his own web site to see what others are writting about RIMj and Samsung's tablet.

Oh, and the day I don't compare specs between competing products is the day I hand in my tech-geek card.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:07:08 +0000

The technically minded user is the minority, Apple is more interested in selling millions of units to the general public, than it is to people who read tech blogs and drool over product specs. Its not true that Apple have used hype to sell their products, they use savvy marketing, which creates hype. Fair enough some early adopters and fanboys will buy anything that Apple brings out, but take a look at the figures from their latest quarterly profits call, the numbers are staggering are you relly arguing that their wrong?. If you don't like Apple just say it, but you can't ignore success, you can only envy it

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:55 +0000

When did Apple get bitten in the mobile market? last i heard they have still shifted millions of iPhones, were making larger quarterly profits than Nokia (from a fraction of the market share) and are selling their devices and iOS while Google is giving theirs (Android) away for free. You may see a gradual shift, but you could prove that for any success if your draw a long enough timeline

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:50:49 +0000

Rectangles can be pretty awkward to hold for beginners, what kind of documents couldn't you edit on it?, heard of apps?

By: ore masta

ore masta — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:09:05 +0000

How to crush the iPad in 1 easy step.
1. Run it over.

By: PXLated

PXLated — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:43:25 +0000

Every tech savvy person I know has an iPhone and iPad. I know very few people that have bought them strictly for the sex appeal.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:55:38 +0000

Good observation Carol, I agree with your statement "I think all the APPLE appliances are fashion statements"….most, not all of, but most people I know only have an iPhone or ipad because they are on AT&T network and/or are talked into buying apple because they are not tech savvy.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:18:33 +0000

They could snap up Ray Ozzie. I think he is looking for another job with low expectations!

By: nanonano

nanonano — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:33:37 +0000

@Adam J
The iPhone/iPad problem is incompatibility with FLASH (not IE optimization). A multitude more websites depend on FLASH before they even consider IE.

By: nanonano

nanonano — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:30:23 +0000

@phil
"I can choose which apps to run on it, not have someone else choose for me."

That's why people "jailbreak" iPhones. It opens a whole new selection of apps, which do not depend on iTunes for download and installation.

By: itninja

itninja — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:28:32 +0000

Yeah, fooling everyone. Sure.

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:11:05 +0000

Thanks FTW..I think you were right on…I think all the APPLE appliances are fashion statements although their laptops and PCs are great for those in the Arts or designers…the majority of the business world uses Windows or other platforms that are not 'cutesy' or about the 'experience'…

By: itninja

itninja — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:06:19 +0000

unless it were Opera, Firefox, or Chrome. Those are better than Safari. But when Apple did let Opera submit a "browser" app for the iPhone/iPod, it was little more than a skinned Safari browser. Apple doesn't know what to do with competition in real life. They rely on image and it WILL come back and bite them. It already has in the mobile market. What you will see is the gradual shift in focus away from that market in Apple marketing so that those who are trend followers forget that they were a force there because they are looking where they are a force now. I remember when a G3 or G4 was the PC to have in the popular circles, but how many people are worried about Apple desktops or laptops now? Very few. Apple has moved on. They still sell them, but it is the red-headed step-child product of the family.

By: itninja

itninja — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:57:34 +0000

If the shoe fits…

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:53:00 +0000

http://www.nexgenwars.com/

you're welcome

By: doug

doug — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:29:52 +0000

i guess this is why Samsung, RIM, and all other Tablet (or phone) "competitors" need to have a Steve Jobs-esqe person to keep throwing it back at you and say "not ready", "this is crap", and "are you even trying?"

By: rob

rob — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:27:39 +0000

I am laughing I really am…the user got a couple of things right but a few glaring things wrong…and thats why I think we should pretty much ignore anything this guys says about tech in the future.
It's all in how you spin it, I mean look at apple they used hype to convince everyone their products were actually good and look at their market share today.
1 I like smaller because it's easier to carry with me and hold. Compare those big honkin' brick cell phones to the modern sleek and easy to hold models we have today…see my point
2 Dont create any itunes like software…itunes is plain garbage. Having to create a playlist in order to get your music on your phone in exactly the way you want it is a step back not a step forward. Pluging in your phone and having it mount like a usb key, dropping your content in and have your phone see all your content and let you access it just like that and vice versa for getting stuff off your phone in the same way thats progress. Usb keys simple to use right simpler than itunes right…so simple even this author should be able to manage it.
3 I like tech specs dont be afraid to use it to get the more technically minded user interested in your device, just dont use it exclusively

By: Adam J

Adam J — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:24:02 +0000

I haven't seen an 'optimized for IE' website in quite a while. That would be suicide today–you'd be ignoring over half your potential viewers. And I really don't see anyone paying $10 for a browser that would be undoubtedly inferior to Safari.