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        <title><![CDATA[Just my opinion]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I would rather have a tablet in which I can install real applications on that I also have installed on my desktop computer. I do not want to have limited software in any way, fashion, or form. The Apple iPad and Google Android devices are completely limited, not only the developer's lack of imagination but also by the platforms complete lack of usability.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:39:20 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[There never was a war]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Apple just moved in and took over without firing a shot.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[robo_dev]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:44:56 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Best never has meant Commercially Successful]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Having 2 still working Toshiba Lbrettos that I used extensively about 11 years ago. At the time p75, active screen smaller that netbook running full windows. Technically amazed many customers, but too small for cost they never took off. Last 18 months Netbooks took off. Time and right time for users need to intersect.  And supporting people with Windows 7 and Macs most non techs are finding the macs just work and don't have monthly download headaches, so to them are better.  More limited etc really doesn't matter in the end and Apple One to One suits them as they can learn and ask questions. Many are ex Windows users who just want it to work.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:18:39 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mostly free apps]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[He started off with a dice rolling program he already had on his iPhone, and Evernote to organise plot threads with pictures. I've not had much contact with him past a few months ago, so he might have started using some of the more &quot;dedicated&quot; RPG apps out there (googled and found the Dungeon Master Toolkit for general GMing, iAnnotate for pdf manipulation and iThoughtsHD for mindmapping adventures).  Most of the games we were playing were either Call of Cthulhu or Dark Heresy, which means most of the D&amp;D apps were irrelevant.Has to be said though, most of what he did was on his PC, then sync'd through Evernote to his iPad, and at the time us adventurers were Pen &amp; Papering it and rolling our own dice.It was mostly a &quot;this is the demon you'll be fighting...&quot; (turns iPad, shows picture), or &quot;my demon rolls...&quot; (uses dice app) kind of tool.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[DSG7]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:18:42 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Yeah I know and iPad is way more important to Tech Haha]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Corning only invented and Fiber optic cables and still the largest producer of Fiber Optic cables and other Fiber Optic Devices. They makes the whole internet thingymabob possible because of what they do or you and I would still be connecting at 56k.  The display on and iPad, iPod and just about every other LCD is thanks to Corning I don't know if they are using Corning's but it is a highly possibility.  Please don't be some Apple zealot look at all  the great technology out there and be happy that the competition between Apple and Android will only give us better products and a better price and someday Microsoft, Palm, Black Berry will all pull there heads out of there rectums and make this a real competition for our Dollar but yes you are correct Steve Jobs is a genius when he cannot run Apple anymore Apple will sadly slip back to the Macintosh of the 90's. Where instead of being an innovator of Technology they are just a company charging way to much to there loyal faithful followers for products everyone else makes better and Cheaper.  Hopefully Steve has made a notebook full of all of his ideas to keep Apple running after he is gone. Hopefully he lives a long time and leads Apple to prosperity because everyone else loves stealing his ideas and making money off of them.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Apuck]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:54:59 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[You Missed one!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot; The counter example is 3M: year after year they continue to crank out &quot;little&quot; innovations (from scotch tape to post-its). Corning glass is another.&quot; You Missed the Big one! APPLE , and it's not just &quot;little&quot; innovations, but big life changing product that's change the way we do things!   Q&amp;AQuestion: Who said.  &quot;one more thing&quot; Answer: Steve JobsQuestion: Who said.  &quot; How do you turn this thing on&quot;Answer: Steve Ballmer  ( Developer, Developer . Developer )]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[MacNewton]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:06:48 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Using the iPad]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In response, yes, a two-year old &quot;uses&quot; the iPad. A two-year old can navigate the user interface. They can recognize the icons of something they have done before. They can flick between screens. They will explore (perhaps often accidentally) whatever they can click on. No, they don't have the reasoning power of a 5-year old, 12-year old, or adult, but their minds are exploratory and growing at an incredible rate. Of course that same two-year old may try to chew on it, so her interaction requires a bit more oversight Research and experience show that designing interfaces for human interaction takes much more planning and thought to create an interface that is intuitive and just works rather than one that is simply functional. This is where Apple excels and is exemplified by the two-year old using the product.But it is so much more than that--the two-year old is just one end of the spectrum. It is quickly becoming more than a consume-only device. Board meetings. Note taking. Presentations. I use mine extensively and have done these and more.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[technomaz]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:46:13 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Most, but not all hospitals use a laptop on a cart...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Others may be using the full Windows-capable tablets that have been available for ten years now--but note that it was still on a cart. Why?Considering that new tablets are lighter and easier to carry and have the ability to connect to a network wirelessly, the kind of integration you describe is eminently feasible. The iPad is already starting to demonstrate this kind of integration at least partially due to the fact that medical apps and plug-in devices are already available for the iPhone. On the other hand, Windows Phone 7 may have an advantage with that integration, if Microsoft can get a real product out on the market before Android again floods the market. Android, meanwhile, has not been able to get around certain security issues that are preventing it from becoming widely adopted in the enterprise environment. Nokia and RIM have a strong claw-hold on this market, but iOS has shoved a steel-toed boot through the door into the enterprise while both of them have had difficulty at best invading the consumer market. Android's only market worth speaking of at the moment is the consumer one, and again that is more due to price than any superiority in capability. So far, it is no better than iOS though I will also say it's not any worse, either; not any more. However, it's also not yet a mature platform and needs more work before the enterprise can embrace it with any kind of felicity.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Vulpinemac]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:40:45 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[It would seem you're behind the times]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Many independent reviewers have noted that to get a PC with the same reliability and performance as a Mac, you either have to build it yourself, or pay just as much off the shelf; but this article is not about the Mac.As yet, nobody has a tablet device on the market with the same performance and user experience as the iPad for the same price. You can find cheaper tablets running Android 2.1/2.2 that claim the same specs but fail in operational consistency one way or another, or you can find more expensive tablets that run Android 3.0 but are smaller and priced higher. So far, only Samsung seems to be giving Apple a genuine run for its money by bringing out one or two similarly-sized tablets scheduled to run Android 3.0 and priced just a fraction below Apple's iPad for approximately similar specs. However, initial reviews of the new Samsun tablets indicate that whereas the iPad feels like a solid tool, the Galaxy Tab feels flimsy and toy-like. They also indicate that while Android 3.0 Honeycomb is a significant upgrade from 2.2, it still has an 'unfinished, beta feel' to it, unlike the iPad's ready-to-go-just-turn-it-on feel. While I will admit I haven't used an Android tablet of any stripe as yet, the reviews so far seem to indicate that they will only surpass the iPad in sales when they can pull the price below Apple's unexpectedly-low price for the technology. With each new product Apple releases, it seems they catch their competition by surprise by either offering a lower price or a significant leap ahead of existing devices of the type. They did it with the iPod, the iPhone and now the iPad. Nobody's been able to compete with the iPod for usability, Android is only competing by price (at 2-4-1 for less than $50 vs $200) on the smart phone and so far Android hasn't made much of a mark in the tablet market because they can't beat the price/quality combination. Yes, Android will probably jump ahead eventually if they can pull the costs down enough to make a profit at a lower price, but until then, the playing field appears pretty level and Apple is holding its own.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:21:39 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Somebody made a mistake in calculations then...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[... Though I admit I still don't see raw numbers. 888.8% of 3.9 is 34.632, not 22.7. I'd really need to see raw sales numbers to confirm or contradict the statement.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Vulpinemac]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:00:30 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A very good discussion--thank you]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I am interested in your friend who's using it to manage his RPG; could you perhaps mention what applications he uses?(Of course, this assumes you're still following this thread.)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Vulpinemac]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:53:21 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A much more informed and reasonable conclusion]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I won't deny that tablets are not for everybody; but I get upset at people who insist that if they can't find a use for something, then nobody should--and many people who comment on threads like this seem to believe their opinion is the only one that counts.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Vulpinemac]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:48:11 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[For some, a tablet is more powerful than a laptop]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Not because of raw processing capability, but its usability under ordinary conditions. You can't use a laptop very easily on a crowded train or bus; it's just too big and clumsy. A tablet can be used almost anywhere under any circumstances simply because you don't have to put it down to use it. Yes, I know a laptop can 'do' more, but if it can't do what you need when you need it, then it's just a three- to five-pound ball and chain hanging over your shoulder.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:45:41 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Other alternatives]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Have a look at ubuntu.  Not going to evangelize or anything like it, but we use it in the office and at home.  One of the office users is a 50 year old grandma who was non-technical.  My daughter snickers derisively at her school's IT guy struggling with viruses Under Windows, taking great joy in informing him that her daddy doesn't have these problems...  I tell her to be kind, but I have told him how to fix nearly every issue he ends up with and he won't listen.  He deserved a 14 year old with the knowledge of an A+ laughing at him.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alpha_Dog]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:48:57 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Love Mac... despise the price]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I've purchased eight Macs over the years. Love them!!No doubt they're the best computer around.BUT...They're no longer priced within my limited budget.I also drive an inexpensive car even though there's much better cars for much higher prices. I can't afford them.Apple might have won the quality race but they in no way compete in the value for dollar race.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[camcost@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:07:36 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Integration of the Tablet and the PC]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Microsoft WILL have a piece of the market because people will want to integrate their tablet with their PC. Yes, I know there are &quot;apps&quot; out there that will let you run office----sort of. however, not until you have full scale integration of the operating systems will you have a really industrial product. I was a patient in the hospital about 6 weeks ago due to bleeding from an anticoagulant I was taking and I noted the nurses hardly ever visited rooms without a computer in tow. I noted on the rolling stand a tablet computer (not an iPad and not a brand I know) and I asked about it. This was the computer used for those patients in isolation as it could be wiped down with disinfectant before and after the visit. It integrated seamlessly with their computer system. This is what I think this is what commercial large users will want.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wwgorman]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:50:37 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[iPad]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A 2 year old 'using' the iPad?  Sorry, that implies more reasoning power.Apple created a device for the new 'twitch generation' who does no work but does consume Twitter and Facebook.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ghirte@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:12:20 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sorry I was quoting Gartner - What do they know?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[http://www.examiner.com/technology-in-national/android-market-share-climbs-888-percent-2010-gartner#ixzz1DeYGvc73I don't buy into the idea that a big tablet is useful, but if some of the reviews are to be believed then there are Android alternatives that are good. e.g.http://www.amazon.co.uk/A1CS-X220-TABLET-ANDROID-1080P/dp/B004F33FJ6/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1300969594&amp;sr=8-7I'm still not convinced.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[SteveUYS]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:30:34 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I accept the comments :)]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[My views are in all likelihood too narrow, and I do have a pre-existing bias against Apple products. I did have my caveat in my opening post, as I'm aware that my experiences will colour my interpretation.Its nice to hear about the Mercedes dealership using it in a business sense to such a large degree; it helps me see that the iPad is working in business. Being in the UK, this hasn't really happened; I notice that the replies are coming from Australia and the US, so there could be a different dynamic for IT uptake to that seen in the UK.My low knowledge of users could possibly indicate the usefulness for people in my area - people have either looked at the iPad and said &quot;why?&quot;, or I simply don't see them using it because of its overall utility for them being limited.Outside of the two iPads bought for my colleagues, I know a further 2 people who own iPads;A friend who pre-ordered from the states because he is a bleeding-edge IT nut - it so far has less usage than his iPhone and his behemoth of a PC, other than managing his monthly RPG sessions.A friend who works as a personal trainer and was interested in the various health/gym/training apps - I heard his difficulties printing off training programs all the way to the gym after he bought it, and on a night out we ended up using his satnav because it was easier for him to use when driving (he couldn't stick the iPad to the windscreen  ).I have, bar the first few times, never seen these two friends using their iPads.Perhaps if I and my friends had the experience everyone else is having of the iPad, then my view would be different, but I can only go off what I know, which is underutilisation and problems.Perhaps people looking for a tablet solution for things they didn't necessarily consider a problem, to improve an everyday task would also help - my mum quite happily uses a pen and a piece of scrap paper for her shopping list, which then fits in her purse and isn't a big deal if she loses it going around the supermarket, but if the iPad could beat that portability, utility and price... I have difficulty getting up on a morning, even though my phone acts as my alarm clock, but if the iPad could beat that on portability, utility and price... I can securely browse any website I wish to view, or play high-end graphics, performance-hungry games, or write documents, work on spreadsheets, create presentations etc. on my PC, without having to sync it with anything, without having issues printing things off, having issues viewing certain websites because they use flash, etc. but if the iPad could beat that on portability, utility and price...I understand that all the situations I can list are simply that; situations, one-off events that don't encompass everything the iPad can be - the iPad can actually beat every situation above for at least one of the &quot;portability, utility and price&quot; criteria, but it doesn't beat all three every time.I can't see much in my life that I'm not happy using existing technology for, and it is the same with those who I know that have an iPad; they can't see it as useful beyond the one or two situations that it is a &quot;nice to have&quot; for, which leads it to be an expensive shelf ornament.Apple would need to sort out communications and connectivity issues before it made more sense to me and those around me, but by then there will be an alternative from a competitor - they are playing catch-up, yes, but they are catching up.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[DSG7]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:04:43 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Why put up with Windows and malware in your home environment where you should be kicking back?  Sounds like a situation where you go to work to detank from your weekend!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alpha_Dog]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:52:16 -0700</pubDate>
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