[geeks] iPad - NOT a 'Miss' for me I'm afraid

[Nadine Miller]

On Feb 2, 2010, at 11:31 AM, gsm at mendelson.com wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 02, 2010 at 10:38:45AM -0800, Nadine Miller wrote:
>> Any external dock connector battery for the iPhone will work for the iPad.
>> They use the same wattage of AC adapter.
>
> Do airplanes have ac sockets? I thought they were gone.

First & business class generally do.  But that's not what I meant.  Several
companies make external battery packs for the iPod and iPhone that connect via
the dock connector.  These should "just work" on the iPad to extend run time
on long flights.

>> Bzzt.  Kindle's have supported PDFs natively for a while.
>
> BZZT back to you. The Kindle DX came with it, the Kindle 2 had it added
about
> 3 months ago, the Kindle does not read PDF files.

I must've mis-read the Wikipedia article; I don't recall a distinction b/w the
Kindle and the Kindle 2 being made.

>> Really folks, how about a little fact checking before making
broad-sweeping
>> statements?
>
> You said it, not me. :-)

OK, we're even. :-)  But I was speaking more to people making *a LOT* of
assumptions in the absence of real facts--like multi-tasking.  Really, we have
no way of knowing until the thing is released.  That's not a marketing point
that Apple would consider relevant to anyone but geeks, and we're not whom
they market to.  They got burned by the Ghz battle before (RIP PowerPC Macs),
so if it's not relevant as far as they're concerned, they don't mention it.

I don't like it, but there it is.  Who am I to argue marketing with a
multi-billion dollar success?  Their marketing methods obviously work!  I know
what I want *technically*; if it fits when it's released and I can accept the
price point I'll buy.  If not, then I'll take a pass.  In the meantime,
listening to you lot isn't making the release date arrive any sooner. ;-)