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Apple Unveils the iPad Pro

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Re: Apple Unveils the iPad Pro

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Post by dzhiurgis »

WorldWideWayne wrote: post #294
criddell wrote: post #284

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Probably the same. Apple[1] has done a lot of work on this the last few years and IBM[2] is making huge bets on iOS. [1] http://www.apple.com/ipad/business/it/management.html [2] http://www.ibm.com/mobilefirst/us/en/mobilefirst-for-ios/

Ok. Easier to build for? In a business environment that's running all Windows servers and workstations? I don't know any small or medium sized businesses that employ iOS devs in-house... You need Macs to build iOS software. Meanwhile, you can find Visual Studio already being employed in most business IT shops to build custom desktop and web software. I can't remember the last time I saw a job ad for an iOS developer…

Business environment is not Windows servers and workstations anymore. It's web apps, services and APIs. If it all Windows & MS stack, you better be worried.

Re: Apple Unveils the iPad Pro

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Post by 72deluxe »

SunShiranui wrote: post #540
ctdonath wrote: post #309

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Someone did a detailed comparison between the $19 Apple 500mW cube charger vs a no-name $4 lookalike. Short version: the former is an engineering marvel of efficiency, compactness, and safety ... while the latter is likely to kill someone. You may not appreciate the "diminishing returns" of increased quality for increased price, but Apple's bottom line shows a great many do.

My experience (and that of most people I know) with Apple chargers is that they break all the time despite the utmost care. I would hardly call that an engineering marvel. Edit: I should be more specific - I wasn't referring to the chargers themselves, but rather their cables.

Mine is 3 years old and is OK other than a few cat chew marks. I can't understand what other people do with their hardware - it always look like they've played football with it or left their dog to chew it, sit on it, dribble on it or left it outside in the rain. Always very odd.

Re: Apple Unveils the iPad Pro

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Post by 72deluxe »

rjurney wrote: post #689
iolothebard wrote: post #658

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And this is the most amazing thing ever: http://www.relato.io/ Your smug is leaking.

Mapping markets constitutes basic research. Product aside, it is important work. Understanding markets better makes them more efficient. Is this new? http://oreilly.com/go/mapbigdata It is the first data driven market report. What have you done first? What are you building that is new or ambitious?

Is it a competition?

Odd attitudes I see sometimes.

Re: Apple Unveils the iPad Pro

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Post by 72deluxe »

macspoofing wrote: post #670

Two years ago I tried really hard to use my iPad as my primary workstation (or at least primary outside of the office). It didn't work. No mouse support, no multi-tasking, and very mediocre keyboard support. What they released today doesn't fix any of the above.

Did you try that with an Android tablet? Sadly battery life is miles worse on Android, in my experience.

Re: Apple Unveils the iPad Pro

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Post by 72deluxe »

gadrfgaesgysd wrote: post #288
gshakir wrote: post #26

"Who knows more about productivity than Microsoft" ?

Audience gave Schiller the exact response he wanted (notice the silence and the delayed laughter). On paper it look like Apple is giving credit to Microsoft, but the subtext is: it's a joke, don't take the sentence too seriously, and Apple is still better at productivity.

I don't know - Microsoft is massive in businesses. You only see Macs at web development companies or design agencies, typically. And even then if they grow in size a Windows AD machine may be in a back room because SOHO is the only server system Apple targets. They are pretty productive and Office is widely considered a necessity. (I could be wrong, btw)

I thought it was quite a complimentary thing to say.

Re: Apple Unveils the iPad Pro

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Post by 72deluxe »

zxcvcxz wrote: post #5

I don't want it unless it has an exposed CLI without jail breaking.

Why? I don't think you're their target market?

I was disappointed that my MacBook didn't have a coffee machine built into it. In reality, it would have been a silly thing to ask for, or assert "I don't want a MacBook unless it has a coffee machine in it" as if they would bend their entire product range to suit me.

Re: Apple Unveils the iPad Pro

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Post by 72deluxe »

seiji wrote: post #69
zxcvcxz wrote: post #17

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Except it runs iOS and not a full desktop operating system. Why would a "pro" user choose this over a surface pro/MBP/ubuntu certified system?

I happily pay more for well designed products that do less instead of crap products that do everything.

An approach I should incorporate into writing software, thanks!

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Post by happyscrappy »

eropple wrote: post #599
happyscrappy wrote: post #424

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The lovers, while possibly blinded, are at least interested in the details.

If you do not think somebody can think something's a bad idea and still be interested in "the details", I question what sort of world you live in. You would do well to consider removing the word "haters" from your vocabulary. It's used solely by the unempathic, the childish, and the criticism-sensitive, and doesn't in any situation help.

They come and leave one line jokes. Very intellectual.

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Post by computerjunkie »

wutbrodo wrote: post #706
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #592

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I don't see where the competition is coming from. Samsung? Google? Xiaomi? Outside of Microsoft (disclosure: MS employee), I don't see much competition for Apple in the innovative premium tablet space. They still execute well in the phone space, watch seems to be shaping up fine, they are still the only PC maker that is known for producing PCs that can last. The costs don't seem too off from the competition, unless w…

> People who depend on tech are usually about the shiny more than normal consumers, who just want to get what they need done. The rabid irrational Apple fanboy isn't grandma, no, it is the young kid working in tech. This may perhaps reflect the different professional subcultures we're around, but IME "people who depend on tech" are _less_ prone to this (not necessarily the rabid fanboying but the equivalent effect).…

I have people asking me in slightly shocked tones why I don't use an iPhone, and their certainty is always based entirely on social proof

I cannot count the amount of times I have experienced this phenomena. A couple of years ago, when I first got an android phone, I remember someone say "Ha, you don't have an iPhone, your poor!"... the content of the comment didn't really disturb me, what did was the reasoning which lead the person to generate such a perspective.

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