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To add to this, I simply believe that technology marches on, and our society in general gives a shit less about music and art. At least if it involves paying for it. Hey, MS is in the same boat. If not for law enforcement, no one would legitimately buy and support Windows. Look at China as a...

We need to do something. As an artist it pains me to see basically jack and shit for art now. Why? Because people can get it for free. This has nothing to do with morality, it has to do with the ease of access of getting it for free. Why would people pay for something that is just as easily...

This is my entire point. Thank you. Enjoy guys. I got a rehearsal tomorrow, and my new MBP gets here. Love the H and will be back to discuss stuff soon. You guys have a great day!

It is not marketed as a notebook replacement. It is marketed as a netbook replacement. A god one at that. Netbooks are ugly, unintuitive, and suck. They do nothing well. Period. By the time you get to a decently designed one, you are in a full blown very nice notebook territory which is not the...

No different than gamers and video cards. You drop 400-500 for that top of the line Video card and 6 months later Nvidia and ATI blow it away with the latest card. Absolutely no different as far as I am concerned. And there are guys on here who drop a cool 1k+ for a dual or tri SLI setup so I...

Let's also see what happens once the iphone is on all major networks. The reality is Android programs are not nearly as prevalent as Apples. Period. 65000 apps versus under 100. Plus brand recognition. Tell me, if you are developer today, do you want to deal with a market where the basis of your...

Fair enough. My IT remark is more formulated to the elitists on this forum who look down on those who simply are not as technically savvy as they are. I understand this, and to a certain extent there is a place for hacking, modding, etc. However, for me my Apple products are my communication...

Not in the same area code of the iPad sorry. You get what you pay for. Not sure how I can be an Apple fanboy when I have 3 desktop PC's and build my own. I simply prefer Apple's Consumer Products to those available from other companies. Again, integration is key, and Apple has it. Period. 15...

And how many tablets have been sold relative to the iPad which is the point of this discussion? Like I thought, you got a bag of nothing but PC/IT Haterade. Wake me up when MS or Android or whoever does something significant for the post PC consumer market...

Uhm, Android programs are so unstable it is a joke. It also helps to be fluent in terminal, and have some skills at programming. I seriously do not understand how people do not get that people want one click shopping for apps, and want ease of use, and a uniform user interface. Android flat out...

Or you make a lot of money:D Seriously, why the Apple Haterade here? If you were being forced to buy it I would understand. Why hate people for not wanting to hack and mod and figure things out? Some people just want their email and facebook. Nothing wrong with that I don't think. If Apple was...

Really? And pray tell which tablet is better? Just curious. Seriously dude, get over it. I bought the Macbook Pro too for a huge price. Tell me when a Windows machine with a 2820QM gets over 7 hours of battery life and a decent screen while you are at it. People that waste time rooting a...

First off, I am an opera singer not an IT guy. Really. Second, I got the first one for free using credit card points. I had no intention of buying the first gen till I realized I could get it for free with my points I wasn't using anyway. Thirdly, the damn thing is really useful. Have you...

Thought I would go ahead and type from my iPad here. The reality is that people here don't get it because you don't see a use for it. Not my problem. I like it, use it, and it serves my purposes just fine. Oh and the ordering the pizza part is easy as pie on an iPad. Reality is Apple= Consumer...

Let me phrase it another way. IT Guys are irrelevant, I would market nothing to expert users because they represent no market share, and are not relevant to what is important: Consumers. Have you worked in IT? The execs are stupid and computer illiterate by and large. The point to products...