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Apple Delays International IPad Release

baguy From UK - England, joined Mar 2006, 528 posts, RR: 1
Posted (3 years 1 month 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1255 times:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8620195.stm

Due to higher than expected demand.

BAguy

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themidge From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2010, 10 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (3 years 1 month 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1251 times:

Wow, I guess the recession isn't so bad after all.

Soar like the birds.

ajd1992 From UK - England, joined Jul 2006, 2645 posts, RR: 6
Reply 2, posted (3 years 1 month 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1224 times:

Either way they're going to sell like hotcakes, delay or not because it's made by Apple and has an "i" in front of the name.

I'm still not seeing the big "wow" factor of this thing, in all seriousness. It's just a really expensive iPod Touch for people who are apparently blind.

racko From Germany, joined Nov 2001, 4838 posts, RR: 21
Reply 3, posted (3 years 1 month 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1221 times:

Apple: We would love to deliver, but there's just so much demand.

Sheepeople: Oh, it must be great if there's so much demand, let's order!

Steve Jobs: Is that the shipping yard speaking? Hi, Stevie-boy here. About that 200ft yacht...make it 300ft. Bye. Spoken from my iPhone

N328KF From United States of America, joined May 2004, 6222 posts, RR: 3
Reply 4, posted (3 years 1 month 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1215 times:

Quoting ajd1992 (Reply 2):
I'm still not seeing the big "wow" factor of this thing, in all seriousness. It's just a really expensive iPod Touch for people who are apparently blind.

The resolution is significantly higher than the iPod Touch. The pixel density is only slightly reduced.

But let's not let facts stand in the way of a diss, I guess?

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.' T.Roosevelt

ajd1992 From UK - England, joined Jul 2006, 2645 posts, RR: 6
Reply 5, posted (3 years 1 month 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1214 times:

Quoting N328KF (Reply 4):

The resolution is significantly higher than the iPod Touch. The pixel density is only slightly reduced.

But let's not let facts stand in the way of a diss, I guess?

I wasn't dissing it, I just don't see the point of it. If you want a bigger resolution - hold your iPod Touch closer to your face

But joking aside, if people want to spend up to almost $900 to read a book and not be able to use Flash, then be my guest.

Quoting racko (Reply 3):
Steve Jobs: Is that the shipping yard speaking? Hi, Stevie-boy here. About that 200ft yacht...make it 300ft. Bye. Spoken from my iPhone

Klaus From Germany, joined Jul 2001, 20845 posts, RR: 55
Reply 6, posted (3 years 1 month 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1207 times:

Quoting ajd1992 (Reply 5):
I wasn't dissing it, I just don't see the point of it. If you want a bigger resolution - hold your iPod Touch closer to your face

That also increases the pixel count and makes your hands smaller in relation to the device? Ah.

Quoting ajd1992 (Reply 5):
But joking aside, if people want to spend up to almost $900 to read a book and not be able to use Flash, then be my guest.

And these newfangled cars – just don't get me started! They don't even find their way home on their own when you're drunk! Utterly useless in comparison to a proper horse-drawn carriage, I tell you!

BMI727 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 14315 posts, RR: 26
Reply 7, posted (3 years 1 month 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1182 times:

Quoting ajd1992 (Reply 2):
Either way they're going to sell like hotcakes, delay or not because it's made by Apple and has an "i" in front of the name

Me neither. If you have a use for it, good for you. I don't though, and if I did, I would want something that runs Windows anyway.

Why do Aerospace Engineering students have to turn things in on time?

nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4985 posts, RR: 39
Reply 8, posted (3 years 1 month 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1168 times:

Quoting ajd1992 (Reply 5):
If you want a bigger resolution - hold your iPod Touch closer to your face

Do you still have a 19" CRT TV at home, or do you have a 32"+ HD tv? Why not keep the CRT and just sit closer to it?

That'll teach you

JBirdAV8r From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 4459 posts, RR: 22
Reply 9, posted (3 years 1 month 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1156 times:

Quoting ajd1992 (Reply 5):
not be able to use Flash

I for one am glad the iPad is not encumbered with Flash. It's bloated, buggy, outdated, and unnecessary.

I got my head checked--by a jumbo jet

ajd1992 From UK - England, joined Jul 2006, 2645 posts, RR: 6
Reply 10, posted (3 years 1 month 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1146 times:

Quoting nighthawk (Reply 8):
Do you still have a 19" CRT TV at home, or do you have a 32"+ HD tv? Why not keep the CRT and just sit closer to it?

20" HD TV for me

Quoting Klaus (Reply 6):
And these newfangled cars – just don't get me started! They don't even find their way home on their own when you're drunk! Utterly useless in comparison to a proper horse-drawn carriage, I tell you!

Equally, how many horses could you buy with the money of 1 car? You can buy a crapload of books for $900

Klaus From Germany, joined Jul 2001, 20845 posts, RR: 55
Reply 11, posted (3 years 1 month 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 1118 times:

Quoting ajd1992 (Reply 10):
Equally, how many horses could you buy with the money of 1 car? You can buy a crapload of books for $900

And you can also pay someone to carry all of them around for you – for a while, at least...!

If you're lucky, your porter may also be able to provide you with some bearable music, but I would guess both his internet accessing abilities and his gaming support would be even more limited...

Aesma From France, joined Nov 2009, 4773 posts, RR: 9
Reply 12, posted (3 years 1 month 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1101 times:

Quoting nighthawk (Reply 8):
Do you still have a 19" CRT TV at home, or do you have a 32"+ HD tv? Why not keep the CRT and just sit closer to it?

32" CRT TV here

New Technology is the name we give to stuff that doesn't work yet. Douglas Adams

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