people who buy the iPad want a media content consumption device
I'd argue that a significant proportion of people who buy the iPad want the latest device from Apple and don't really think much beyond that.
Hell, when the iPad Nano comes out, they'll queue up for it in droves, tweeting how much better it is than their iPod Touch, because Pad is better than Pod.
First, where are the raw data, and the collation methods, that the AGW scienticians used to come to their conclusions? The key criticism of AGW scienticians is that they will not release those data, for a variety of reasons from "They ar3e too complicated for you too understand" through "They're on a collection of napkins and Post It notes from 30 years ago. Plus, the dog ate them." right through to the popular "Don't wanna, can't make me."
That is the problem; science done in the dark is no different from voodoo.
What you can't do is just say that you don't agree with the law.
You "can't"? Do you seriously not understand that bad laws only get changed when people of courage and principle stand up (or in Rosa Park's case, sit down) and challenge them?
The repeal of prohibition, universal suffrage, race rights, women's rights in the workplace and inside their own uterus, and a silly little thing called the American republic, all of these were won, not granted.
At this point, I'm not sure who's trolling who, so I'll leave you to advocate jailing the likes of Rosa Parks for saying that she didn't agree with a law. Go on, have the courage to say it.
Absolutely. All laws must be obeyed without exception, and if you don't like speed camera, then you can take the bus. Don't worry about it being crowded; you can always evict a nego to make room.
Posting about reading about watching someone play a video game of baseball - I will invent a time machine and kill your father before you were conceived. It's the only way to be sure.
Even assuming he's right about the numbers - and that's a big ass-u-mtpion - his assertion that it's because new games aren't compelling is just that: an assertion.
He hasn't considered the alternative: that the Wii has so many good pick-up-and-play games with compelling gameplay that owners are actually happy re-playing what they already own, rather than feeling inadequate if they don't upgrade to MurderSportsStealthSim 14.
Since that's the entire raison d'être of the Wii, and the reason why it's destroying the 360 and PS3 in hardware sales, who am I going to believe? Nintendo from their platinum clad fortress inside a moat of liquid gold, or some pissant intertubes nobody who's been wrong about every other Goddamn thing he's ever said?
By the way, do you know what a rhetorical question is?
Rest assured that most of the 1337 h4xx0rZ who will soon spew reams of artificial benchmark trivia are just demonstrating that what they really use their Maibatsu Monstrosity XP9000 system for is running a web browser.
Sales of netbooks actually went down most in October/November 2009
<Morbo> STATISTICS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY</Morbo>.
Read again: the year-on-year growth in sales "went down". Sales of netbooks are still growing, even on top of the massive rise in early 2009, despite the "magical" iPad.
I mean obviously it's posers with more money than sense who simply must have the latest gadget just so they can show off that they're the first to have it, while being secretly disappointed and wishing that they'd waited for the next version.
But the iPad doesn't have a USB 3 port, so there's no overlap with people who might buy this and people who can use it.
You win an Internets! Switching out the batteries is the only remotely feasible solution. Now, all that we need is for every EV manufacturer (possibly less one) to admit that their battery solution sucks ass, and switch to a common battery pack.
I KNOW YOUR IDEA IS BRILLIANT BECAUSE YOU USED CAPS!!!11!!
I suggest that we start training porn stars as astronauts, since they're going to have to suck pretty hard to get the fuel all the way up the hose to orbit.
Aw, that's just so cute that you believe an iPad doesn't have the hardware and OS to run WoW. When you grow up, you may learn to check your facts before making a silly idiot of yourself, although I'm guessing not.
Welcome to 2010. It must be traumatic being unfrozen from that block of ice and all, but things have moved on a bit since 1972. Here in the future, if you're concerned about the local air quality, the best thing you can do is to suck it through a modern internal combustion engine and catalytic converter. It will literally clean the air for you.
Sure, if you ignore that fossil plants will always lag 30 years behind vehicle technology because of their replacement schedules, we can all breathe unicorn farts and pixie burps.
The internal combustion engines that currently exist are so much cleaner and more efficient than the powerplants that that currently exist that electric vehicles are an environmental nightmare.
Magic 8 Ball says: Just a different aroma of bullshit.
"Potential" customer are not equal. Someone who has expended effort to get your product is a lot closer to being a purchaser than someone who's never heard of you. That's why demos exist. That's why marketeers aren't all out on the street giving handjobs for crack.
10% lost "customers" is just as ridiculous a metric as 80% lost "sales". Adding another bad metric doesn't inform the debate, it just gives the other side mud to sling as well.
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I'd argue that a significant proportion of people who buy the iPad want the latest device from Apple and don't really think much beyond that.
Hell, when the iPad Nano comes out, they'll queue up for it in droves, tweeting how much better it is than their iPod Touch, because Pad is better than Pod.
First, where are the raw data, and the collation methods, that the AGW scienticians used to come to their conclusions? The key criticism of AGW scienticians is that they will not release those data, for a variety of reasons from "They ar3e too complicated for you too understand" through "They're on a collection of napkins and Post It notes from 30 years ago. Plus, the dog ate them." right through to the popular "Don't wanna, can't make me."
That is the problem; science done in the dark is no different from voodoo.
You "can't"? Do you seriously not understand that bad laws only get changed when people of courage and principle stand up (or in Rosa Park's case, sit down) and challenge them?
The repeal of prohibition, universal suffrage, race rights, women's rights in the workplace and inside their own uterus, and a silly little thing called the American republic, all of these were won, not granted.
At this point, I'm not sure who's trolling who, so I'll leave you to advocate jailing the likes of Rosa Parks for saying that she didn't agree with a law. Go on, have the courage to say it.
Absolutely. All laws must be obeyed without exception, and if you don't like speed camera, then you can take the bus. Don't worry about it being crowded; you can always evict a nego to make room.
Oh, thanks, I'd forgotten about the Sex for Edits storm in a B-cup.
Presumably all you have to do to get your content the Jimbo stamp of approval is to "fuck his brains out all night". Don't all queue up at once.
Posting about reading about watching someone play a video game of baseball - I will invent a time machine and kill your father before you were conceived. It's the only way to be sure.
Even assuming he's right about the numbers - and that's a big ass-u-mtpion - his assertion that it's because new games aren't compelling is just that: an assertion.
He hasn't considered the alternative: that the Wii has so many good pick-up-and-play games with compelling gameplay that owners are actually happy re-playing what they already own, rather than feeling inadequate if they don't upgrade to MurderSportsStealthSim 14.
Since that's the entire raison d'être of the Wii, and the reason why it's destroying the 360 and PS3 in hardware sales, who am I going to believe? Nintendo from their platinum clad fortress inside a moat of liquid gold, or some pissant intertubes nobody who's been wrong about every other Goddamn thing he's ever said?
By the way, do you know what a rhetorical question is?
Whoah, whoah, careful now: don't phrase it in a way that Rob Enderle might view as a challenge. We don't want them in a race to the bottom.
Why don't you keep them in your purse, next to the jar with your testicles?
Your impotent anger is like sweet mana from heaven. Tell me again how much the iPad sucks, fanboi. Feeeed meeeeee.
Rest assured that most of the 1337 h4xx0rZ who will soon spew reams of artificial benchmark trivia are just demonstrating that what they really use their Maibatsu Monstrosity XP9000 system for is running a web browser.
<Morbo> STATISTICS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY</Morbo>.
Read again: the year-on-year growth in sales "went down". Sales of netbooks are still growing, even on top of the massive rise in early 2009, despite the "magical" iPad.
c.f. Hitler, Saddam, Bush II (well, in 2004 anyway).
I mean obviously it's posers with more money than sense who simply must have the latest gadget just so they can show off that they're the first to have it, while being secretly disappointed and wishing that they'd waited for the next version.
But the iPad doesn't have a USB 3 port, so there's no overlap with people who might buy this and people who can use it.
Threaten to disclose the vulnerabilities, get paid hush money to pull your presentation (again). Rinse, repeat.
Same hack that was used on diebold voting systems.
By 107% of the respondents.
You win an Internets! Switching out the batteries is the only remotely feasible solution. Now, all that we need is for every EV manufacturer (possibly less one) to admit that their battery solution sucks ass, and switch to a common battery pack.
Sorry, you were saying something funny?
I KNOW YOUR IDEA IS BRILLIANT BECAUSE YOU USED CAPS!!!11!!
I suggest that we start training porn stars as astronauts, since they're going to have to suck pretty hard to get the fuel all the way up the hose to orbit.
If you can smell car exhausts, then you do not live in an area with significant air pollution. Next question.
Yes, I agree that imaginary charging stations are going to be the #1 response in most areas.
Aw, that's just so cute that you believe an iPad doesn't have the hardware and OS to run WoW. When you grow up, you may learn to check your facts before making a silly idiot of yourself, although I'm guessing not.
Welcome to 2010. It must be traumatic being unfrozen from that block of ice and all, but things have moved on a bit since 1972. Here in the future, if you're concerned about the local air quality, the best thing you can do is to suck it through a modern internal combustion engine and catalytic converter. It will literally clean the air for you.
Sure, if you ignore that fossil plants will always lag 30 years behind vehicle technology because of their replacement schedules, we can all breathe unicorn farts and pixie burps.
The internal combustion engines that currently exist are so much cleaner and more efficient than the powerplants that that currently exist that electric vehicles are an environmental nightmare.
We can talk again in 30 years, m'kay?
</Morbo>
Magic 8 Ball says: Just a different aroma of bullshit.
"Potential" customer are not equal. Someone who has expended effort to get your product is a lot closer to being a purchaser than someone who's never heard of you. That's why demos exist. That's why marketeers aren't all out on the street giving handjobs for crack.
10% lost "customers" is just as ridiculous a metric as 80% lost "sales". Adding another bad metric doesn't inform the debate, it just gives the other side mud to sling as well.