N328KF From United States of America, joined exactly 9 years ago today! , 6222 posts, RR: 3 Reply 1, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1231 times:
The WSJ summed all the jokes up by pretty much saying that after everyone stops joking, people will buy it anyway. Jobs will have the last laugh.
People mocked the iPod names and also were derisive of the original iPhone feature set.
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Kappel From Suriname, joined Jul 2005, 3533 posts, RR: 18 Reply 2, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1218 times:
Quoting N328KF (Reply 1): The WSJ summed all the jokes up by pretty much saying that after everyone stops joking, people will buy it anyway. Jobs will have the last laugh.
Indeed. In no time iPad will be as normal as iPod (the similarity between those names is IMHO the reason they went with iPad, iso iSlate or something like that) and the jokes are history. I will not buy it yet, I prefer to wait for the G2 version, which hopefully will include WiFi.
N328KF From United States of America, joined exactly 9 years ago today! , 6222 posts, RR: 3 Reply 3, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1212 times:
Quoting Kappel (Reply 2): I will not buy it yet, I prefer to wait for the G2 version, which hopefully will include WiFi.
WiFi? Do you mean WiMAX? The initial version already has WiFi and Bluetooth, and optionally UMTS. I expect the second-generation unit to replace UMTS with LTE (which will allow use on all GSM carriers except T.Mobile USA, and add Verizon.)
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Cadet57 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 9081 posts, RR: 34 Reply 6, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1191 times:
I think iSlate is a cooler name than iPad... Still wouldn't spend $500 on the dam thing thou.
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Kappel From Suriname, joined Jul 2005, 3533 posts, RR: 18 Reply 7, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1182 times:
Quoting Klaus (Reply 4): And I thought the "is late" variation was what killed that name...!
That's indeed the first thing I noticed when I saw that name. That coupled with the fact that this machine has been reported for years now, makes it a very unfortunate combination.
Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10481 posts, RR: 20 Reply 8, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1113 times:
Quoting PNQIAD (Thread starter): This one is funny - heard it on way home yesterday from work.....
Quoting Kappel (Reply 2): Indeed. In no time iPad will be as normal as iPod (the similarity between those names is IMHO the reason they went with iPad, iso iSlate or something like that) and the jokes are history.
People will find jokes no matter what name is chosen.
"iSlate: Dumb as a rock!" would work for instance.
Quoting Klaus (Reply 4): And I thought the "is late" variation was what killed that name...!
Well if she "is late", she doesn't need an iPad then!
Cadet57 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 9081 posts, RR: 34 Reply 9, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1112 times:
Quoting Revelation (Reply 8): Well if she "is late", she doesn't need an iPad then!
They could call it the iLate then.
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Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10481 posts, RR: 20 Reply 10, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1099 times:
Quoting Cadet57 (Reply 9): They could call it the iLate then.
The whole problem could be avoided if Apple would come out with the iPill.
Cadet57 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 9081 posts, RR: 34 Reply 11, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 1094 times:
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