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Re: IPad 2 Official Specs

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Simple. They... 1. Take steps that make it easier to identify leakers (like embedding secret numbers into promotional photos so they can tell who leaked them if they get published) and 2. They pursue anyone who dares leak information with the ferocity of a rabid dog. No real mystery here.

While I don't disagree with your observations, I think it would be remiss to exclude the fact that many Apple employees are incredibly loyal and believe in the company.

When I started working for Apple (about 5 years ago now) it was my dream job (I had serious fanboitis). The new hires got a security orientation which was your basic "We spend lots of money protecting things; don't do anything lame."

But the reality of working makes the magic unicorn dust wear off. I saw a bunch of prototypes and I knew a bunch of information that nobody else 'knew' but lots of outsiders suspected. I became more interested in my work than selling other people this idea that I had these secrets that I could pass onto others. (We were also told to 'eat our own dog-food' which makes me highly suspicious of every Software Update to this day. I always wait a couple weeks before installing anything new.)

That's an important part of the equation. If your employees are more interested in leaking information than working, maybe you're doing something wrong. (Just to clarify, I still consider Apple a great place to work; I left because I wanted to do something different, not because I felt that it was a poor place to work.)

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Re: IPad 2 Official Specs

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Looking at the sales page, there has been de-emphasis of iBooks, apps, games, and additional emphasis on ease of hands-off use for watching videos, AppleTV. For instance, the angled cover, using the iPad as a projector. Either this is turning out to be what people are actually using the iPads for, or Apple is actively steering people towards using iPads. Maybe they don't want to cannibalize the sale of Macs.

looking at the keynote live blog that engadget did, it seemed like most of the focus was on how iBooks was doing (the lead), and creation software - iMovie and some sort of garage band / rock band hybrid.

Thanks. That's a learning moment for me. Apple is very clever about speaking to their audience. The people who'd listen to Jobs live are content creators and avid readers. The average visitor just want to watch TV.

Re: IPad 2 Official Specs

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Yet they still manage to make the iPad cheaper than every other tablet out there. Weird, huh?

Really? There are some decent Android options in the $300 range, e.g. http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/24/archos-70-and-101-interne...

From the article: " Yes, we can all agree that the displays are seriously cruddy and the overall build quality and design, for lack of a better work, suck, but at this point we've just come to expect that for a tablet under $300. "

Definitions of decent vary.

Re: IPad 2 Official Specs

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Yet they still manage to make the iPad cheaper than every other tablet out there. Weird, huh?

Really? There are some decent Android options in the $300 range, e.g. http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/24/archos-70-and-101-interne...

That looks like trash compared to the iPad. We've seen in the market so far that building a tablet that is remotely close to iPad in terms of hardware build, let alone software, costs more.

Re: IPad 2 Official Specs

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post #76

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Yet they still manage to make the iPad cheaper than every other tablet out there. Weird, huh?

Really? There are some decent Android options in the $300 range, e.g. http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/24/archos-70-and-101-interne...

"Yes, we can all agree that the displays are seriously cruddy and the overall build quality and design, for lack of a better work, suck, but at this point we've just come to expect that for a tablet under $300."

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FYI: If you are thinking about trading up from the iPad 1, gazelle.com is offering $320 for the 16GB WiFi version. This price won't stay for long since the iPad 1 16GB WiFi is going for $399 on apple.com. Also you can use the code "TWiT" for 10% more.

They must have fixed this pretty quickly because my 16GB iPad wifi in perfect condition with all cables only got an offer of $283.

Re: IPad 2 Official Specs

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Love how Apple up-sells storage in hundred dollar increments. I just bought a 32GB SD card (class 10) for my camera for $50 and I'm not buying millions of them at a time.

These iPads ain't for you. Apple doesn't want two important kinds of customers: power-users and penny-pinchers. Simple as that.

Re: IPad 2 Official Specs

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Replaced the MVA matrix with IPS. Same bad cameras as 4G iPod Touch - 1MP in the back, even worse in the front. Suitable for video calls only IMHO. Too bad the models with cell connection don't support audio calls. Could've completely replaced a phone with a wired or bluetooth handsfree.

If Apple gave iPads phone functionality, how could they sell you both an iPhone and an iPad?

Re: IPad 2 Official Specs

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Ipads are a lot easier to steal/damage than desktops.

After watching my 8 month old nephew beat on the iPad playing Baby Piano HD, I would have to disagree on the damage part.

My son have jumped on it stood on it and stamped on it. Not a single scratch or loss of performance. It is a pretty sturdy piece of hardware
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