VIDEO: A Comparison of the iPad and the original 1984 Mac Computer
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Video blogger Matts Macintosh makes an interesting comparison between the brand spanking new iPad and Apple’s original dream, the 1984 Macintosh Computer which failed to catch on as a mainstream platform and seemed overly complex […]
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I can really see a small simplified information/media device infiltrating every home (if correctly priced).
I wonder how the laptop market would suffer if tablets really kick off.
interesting parallel, though i think he probably could have come up with more. either way, i think there is a point for consumers when it comes to new technology where they decide to stop going along for the what’s-the-next-thing ride. i’m tempted to say this would be the point, but perhaps that’s because i can’t see any personal value in the ipad for me. it’ll be interesting to see what happens, how sales are, how laptop sales change (or don’t), and how other manufacturers react. i would really like to see the merry-go-round stop. i guess i’m getting old!!
Well, better don’t spend money you don’t have, to buy the things you don’t need, to impress people you don’t like!
No wonder Fausto wants one so bad…
FoF FTW!!
I will get you my pretty, and your little dog too!