Topic: Seems everyone is dumping the iPhone but sticking with iPad.

Anonymous A started this discussion 14 years ago #19,660

How come?

squeegee joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 9 minutes later[^] [v] #322,312

Isn't the iPad functionally identical to the iPhone, but is bigger and isn't a phone?

squeegee double-posted this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 11 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #322,313

Also, didn't they come out with tablets 15 years ago but they didn't catch on because they didn't have a cool trendy name like iPad?

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Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 14 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #322,317

@previous (squeegee)
squeegee shame on you. That tablet was made by MicroShit.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 9 minutes later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #322,321

@322,312 (squeegee)
Yes, exactly. The iPad is essentially 4 iPods taped together.

squeegee replied with this 14 years ago, 51 seconds later, 24 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #322,322

@322,317 (C)
They shouldn't have called them that
Maybe something like the meScreen would have been more popular.

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squeegee double-posted this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 26 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #322,323

@322,321 (D)
Yes, but it can't make calls. That's important.

Anonymous D replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 30 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #322,325

@previous (squeegee)
That's why it's 4 iPods taped together and not 4 iPhones.

That being said, the iPad seems a little too unwieldy to make a regular phonecall on anyway.

squeegee replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 33 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #322,327

@previous (D)

> That's why it's 4 iPods taped together and not 4 iPhones.
Oh yeah, iPods. They still make those?

> That being said, the iPad seems a little too unwieldy to make a regular phonecall on anyway.
Not at all. Just ask Samsung.

Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4 joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 3 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #322,356

@322,313 (squeegee)
They didn't catch on 15 years ago because they were thick, heavy, and even less powerful than your average 1995 computers. They're taking off now because current technology makes them more practical. If you think about it, they never really went away. They were PDAs and smartphones, and now they're making them bigger and calling them tablets, and they're making crosses between tablets and phones like the Galaxy Note.

The iPad is a popular one, but I'd wager that even if Apple never released the iPad, we'd still have Samsung Galaxies and all the other tablets. They were the next logical step in the market. Everyone saw it coming, except the mactards who think that the iPad is revolutionary.

Anonymous C replied with this 14 years ago, 11 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #322,362

@previous (Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4)
Agree with you except.
iPad-Phone is revolutionary re the GUI. Built in motion sensors and ease of use & quick learning is really remarkable.
No mouse or keyboard. However crappy for full time work-business.

Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4 replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #322,364

@previous (C)
> No mouse or keyboard.
It's not like it's the first device you could use with no mouse or keyboard. All tablets/PDAs/smartphones have worked with no mouse/keyboard. And it can't be that great, because I see a lot of people buying keyboard docks for their iPads.

Anonymous C replied with this 14 years ago, 9 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #322,367

@previous (Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4)
True nor would anyone write a term paper or multipage document without a keyboard.

Apple does have about the best industrial design going for it. Profit margins are world class. They could sell them for 1/2 the price and still make a decent profit.

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