Just a few additions to this. You Announcers appeared to have left out the fact that the AWK needs to be toted around seperately, whereas any decent machine would have it attached (or, even slide out maybe, you think apple or some other company would make it possible to attach to the back of the maxiPad and stay there reasonably, but it shouldn't be that hard.) And for the snipe against the JooJoo and the WePad, JooJoo shipped April 1st. 2 days ahead of the iPad, and it's widescreen, which, according to the announcers means that it's bulkier, but would also allow for more applications orientated towards the extra screen space. (things such as: photo editing, video watching, book reading, oh... wait... all the same things an iPad can do, for less..) I still think the biggest insult would be when the port of windows, utilizing the leaked sources from Microsoft themselves. Imagine the tears and heartattacks from those people who would see not the stupid Apple on the screen, but a windows boot logo, and a Real OS on there... (If you didn't know, you used to be able to run Windows NT on PPC systems (Granted, you had to re-compile some code to use the crippled processors apple put in their systems) The scary part about the iPad is that even Steve admits that the iPad would wither and die if it had flash, whereas, any decent laptop for the same price could do 10 hours and flash, or more if you spend the money you would spend on those $10-per-app apps that you'll use a few times before you get bored of it, and pick up a 2nd battery... can't do that with your iPad (or any Mac-top right now either, external batteries don't count) And I feel the biggest loss to the iPad is that my iBook G3 12" can still out-live it, and I only paid $0 for it, including an entire box of removable batteries. By the time I'd ever be able to get an iPad for that same price, I'd likely be finding it on the sidewalk in some big city below an apartment complex where a frusterated user throws it out their window for something as simple as it not being compatible with anything worthwhile. Anyways, You've given me motivation to keep working on that port of Android, on my iPad simulator. Gotta love Apple. Best of luck with your new iThing. -Christian
On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > (With fond memories of the inspirational MUT23K days, like here: > <http://tinyurl.com/yedn2v3>) > > <insert X-Games-ish show fanfare and three-dee effects logo> > > <Cut to announcer's booth> > > Bob: "Annnd welcome to the Spring Apple Trollympics, twenty ten. I'm Bob and > this is my pal Tom, we're going to bring you the very best in this year's > competition. Tom?" > > Tom: "Well, Bob, this season's iPad release is looking to be as good a > competition as the MacBook Air Games were in 2008. Who could forget some of > those classic maneuvers, like simultaneously achieving a good troll and > sexist snipe by saying that the 'MacBook air will only be bought by dumb > blond women looking for a fashion statement.'" > > Bob: "You're exactly right, Tom, and all those dire predictions about the > MBA's complete failure in the marketplace due to it's unremovable battery > turned out so trollishly, didn't they." > > Tom: "Oh ha, you're exactly right, Bob!" > > Bob:"And now, a hush falls over the crowd as our first contestant steps up > to the starting line." > > > On Apr 6, 2010, at 7:46 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: > >> Honestly, I won't ever get an iPad until there's other OS choices. >> There's a group working on Android for it (finally, a proper OS) and > > Bob: "Oooh, and right out of the gate he does the classic 'not a real OS' > shot" > >> there's also a group out there who's porting Ubuntu to boot natively >> (not emulated) > > Tom: "Unfortunately, he bobbles this transition a little, clumsily tacking > on his compulsory Ubuntu reference." > > Bob: "I'm still of the opinion that the compulsory routines are stifling the > creativity of Apple trolldom, Tom." > >> Plus, It won't ever be able to replace my laptop, which, with it's >> 15.4" wide screen display, it's 18 hours of FULL POWER battery life, >> and it's physical keyboard, can also do something I rely on: VMs. > > Bob: "But he roars back with a double-axel false equivalency, spurious > outlandish claim and right into his overhand cross peripheral and > specialized application landing! Well done!" > > Tom: "Oh yes, the judges are going to love that one. I just worry about the > 18 hours battery life claim...it's a little too blatant for some judges, but > it's a hard trick to pull because he has to beat the real numbers for the > iPad. I also think the 'real keyboard' overhand lob isn't going to be as > effective with the judges as it was during the iPhone Games, Bob." > > Bob: "Well, that's what market domination will do to the game, Tom. A good > troller has to come up with new moves. " > > >> Going into computer science, I'd be laughed right out of the classes >> if I were to walk in with an iPad... (A JooJoo or WePad on the >> otherhand... probably not.) > > Tom: "And he's finishing strong, with a strawman double-lutz..." > >> Anyways, I've used one, can't say it's really anything special. > > Bob: "Masterful, he inserts the 'I've used one' forward somersault time > limiter. Of course we know he's not used one for more than a day, at most." > > Tom: "And given that the JoJo and WePad haven't even shipped, that's a good > troll." > >> The >> only reason everyone seems to be falling over it is because Steve >> released it with the shiny apple. > > Tom: "And he continues with the Steve Jobs/RDF Spin. A widely used move..." > >> If you were to take the shiny apple >> name from the product, and name it something decent, > > Bob: "And he extends it with the 'it's got a funny name' Beavis and Butthead > loop-de-loop!" > >> it'll get shoved >> under the rug with the rest of them, guaranteed. > > > Tom: "And sticks the landing with the unverifiable claim!" > >> (PS, I'm not apple basing, I"m opinionating.) > > Bob: "Ohhh, that's disappointing, and at at the very end of a good run, > too!" > > Tom: "That's gonna hurt his score, Bob, a lame attempt at untrolling. We'll > have to see if the judges can overlook that in view of his entire run." > > Bob: "Yeah, the one to watch will be the Russian judges, Tom, they're very > strict about this...." > > Tom: "And he missed his compulsory 'fanboi' reference, which is going to > hurt his score as well." > > <insert shots of crowd awaiting the scores. A roar goes up> > > Bob: "Well that's a good score, 78.9. And as we thought, the Russian judge > counted those lapses against him, but we drop the low and high scores, and > that puts Mr. Wacker in a strong position out of the gate. His next run > pretty much has to include the 'fanboi'." > > Tom:" And our next competitor is lining up..." > > > On Apr 6, 2010, at 12:56 PM, Thomas Ethen wrote: > >> I don't really get it, since I can purchase a 12" 1.5Ghz Powerbook that is >> about the same size as the iPad, > > Bob:" Oh he starts with the false equivalency flip." > > Tom: "Of course he knows that old, obsolete Powerbook weighs about three > times as much as the iPad..." > >> actually is a computer with a keyboard, > > Bob: "Ouch, and JUST after three people discussed the bluetooth keyboard for > the iPad, too." > >> has >> WIFI and will connect to the internet anywhere using a USB wireless modem. > > Bob: "Oh, he's just not getting anywhere. He's got a 'real computer' shot > but it's severely degraded by his simple 'it has wifi too' 360 spin. " > >> That will cost me $400 for the laptop on the high end used, and $80 for >> the >> modem, giving me much more computing power for less money than the lowest >> priced iPad. > > Tom: "Oh, and here we go with the mythical numbers front pike..." > > Bob: "Yep, like he thinks the judges don't realize that the modem costs $60 > a month!" > >> >> I guess some people have more money to spend on expensive toys than I do! > > > Bob: "A game try, he got in the compulsory 'toy' reference', but he lacked > some of the real intensity needed for today's competition." > > Tom: "You're absolutely right, Bob, he needed to work in a classist snipe at > the iPad buyers as 'elitist' or 'Mercedes-owning' or even 'latte-drinking', > or go to the straight up sexism of 'it's too girly' to really get a rise > from the judges in this year's Games. " > > Bob: "He's just rehashing old routines from the MacBook Air finals of two > years ago, and doing it in a pretty tired fashion. I don't know what's up, > but he was just not on his game today, and that's a bad thing here at the > Trollympics!" > > <insert shot of crowd going "oooohhhh" in a disappointed fashion> > > Tom: "Ouch, the judges make their opinions known, only a 48 for that run. I > don't think Mr. Ethan's going to end up on the podium this time, Bob!" > > Bob: "I don't think so, either, Tom. Well, Trollympics fans, stick around, > we have to go off for a few words from our sponsors, but I'm sure we'll be > back with much more exciting Spring Trollympics action!" > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for > those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > > To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject. > -- -Proudly Sent from a Flash Enabled Windows PC -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). 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