Live from Apple's iPad 2 event • Hacker News Board

Re: Live from Apple's iPad 2 event

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Post by masklinn » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 10:03 AM UTC

cpr wrote: post #134

masklinn wrote: post #84

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> However, the main reason I'd upgrade my iPad would be for better resolution. There was never going to be a resolution upgrade this year. It's simply not feasible to push 2048x1536 on 9.7" screens right now. Next year maybe, but this year nope.

The rumor mills have the iPad 3 out later this year.

This runs quite hard into the claim of 2011 being "the year of the iPad 2".

It also places the iPad events concurrently to the iPod September events (back to school), which isn't exactly great for Apple.

Re: Live from Apple's iPad 2 event

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 10:12 AM UTC

achompas wrote: post #196

lwhi wrote: post #195

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What do you do if you have an original iPad? How do you solve the iPad's ergonomic problems then .. ?

Non-sequitur. We're talking about features about the iPad 2 and suddenly you're asking about iPad 1 users? Improving a device every generation is common in tech. Everyone knows this.

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Re: Live from Apple's iPad 2 event

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Post by lwhi » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 5:13 PM UTC

achompas wrote: post #196

lwhi wrote: post #195

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What do you do if you have an original iPad? How do you solve the iPad's ergonomic problems then .. ?

Non-sequitur. We're talking about features about the iPad 2 and suddenly you're asking about iPad 1 users? Improving a device every generation is common in tech. Everyone knows this.

I guess iPad 1 users will have to buy an iPad 2 if they want the ergonomic problem fixing then ...

Re: Live from Apple's iPad 2 event

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Post by achompas » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 8:39 PM UTC

lwhi wrote: post #203

achompas wrote: post #196

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Non-sequitur. We're talking about features about the iPad 2 and suddenly you're asking about iPad 1 users? Improving a device every generation is common in tech. Everyone knows this.

I guess iPad 1 users will have to buy an iPad 2 if they want the ergonomic problem fixing then ...

Sure, just like any other user needs to upgrade if they want new features. That's the entire tech industry--not just Apple.

Re: Live from Apple's iPad 2 event

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Post by recoiledsnake » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 9:20 PM UTC

jrubyer wrote: post #199

danilocampos wrote: post #152

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> Apple doesn't have to do much to appeal to the mass market of people that purchase their products. Of course they do. They're not selling $20 pairs of jeans, here. They're selling expensive stuff that requires a conscious decision to purchase. Apple needs to provide a compelling case to move their product. It's not practical to buy something just because it's from Apple. It has to actually do something for you as a…

>>My parents aren't Apple fans. They're not nerds. They spend a lot of time frustrated with technology. They're nuts about their iPad because it works really well. That's it. Adding a USB port isn't going to make them like it better. It's going to make it more complex, which is going to degrade their experience in using it. This is interesting. I'm curious, how do they manage the music/photos/videos in their ipad? Do…

If Apple had added a USB port, the same folks would be singing praises on it. Same thing happened with the G5 to Intel switch. The exact same people who were railing on Intel and praising the G5 for speed/features etc. did a complete aboutface.

Re: Live from Apple's iPad 2 event

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Post by lwhi » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 9:28 PM UTC

achompas wrote: post #204

lwhi wrote: post #203

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I guess iPad 1 users will have to buy an iPad 2 if they want the ergonomic problem fixing then ...

Sure, just like any other user needs to upgrade if they want new features. That's the entire tech industry--not just Apple.

But personally, I think promotion of a new version - because it's compatible with an accessory which fixes ergonomic issues - is a bit a wrong. The iPad 2 is faster and slimmer .. and has some web-cams built in - but this constant pursuit of 'progress' is a bit worrying. Especially when an iteration provides such (arguably) small gains.