roboteti · HackerTrans

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My last comment. I'm sure this will make you guys even more sarcastic, but haters gotta hate: http://jpteti.com/post/4091718756/ipad-followup-post. I hope you folks are glad that I'm no prejudiced (probably unfairly) against all of you because of the behavior of a few.

roboteti

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Thanks for the vote. Curious what you think is flawed. I'm more than open to criticism as long as you aren't a jerk. Care to elaborate?

In any case, thanks for reading.

roboteti

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I thank you sincerely for your valuable criticism.

Ha!

roboteti

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I use a specific example because I prefer them. But everyone thinks that, and it's not just teens. All the adults I've talked to all think so too.

roboteti

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My fault. I completely forgot about Nokia - and Windows Phone 7 is actually kind of nice. And yes, I have in fact used it. I'll update the post a little bit later (I'm planning a whole update post)

roboteti

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Fair point. But it does web browsing out of the box and that's all you need for Facebook. And yes, every device does so out of the box. The point is that for an average computer user, it does this out of the box and it does more and they can still figure it out. But you're right about the Facebook thing. Thanks for reading.

roboteti

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Just a few things (I'm the author).

First: I'm kind of blown away that anyone's reading this and thinking about it at all -- including those of you who disagree. Thank you all. Second: I don't want anyone to think that I believe the iPad is more powerful than a regular computer. Several people have said that I think that, and I don't. I know I couldn't survive on just my iPad. But what I am saying is that the iPad is kind of like computer training wheels. For a lot of normal people, it makes it possible for them to explore without worrying. That doesn't mean in any way, shape, or form that all computers should be like that. I don't think so. That would be terrible. We need open computers, but there is a place for that and a place for closed ones, and I think most people do better with a closed one.

Finally, I am well aware what the Android folks mean by "openness", and I am deliberately redefining the term. Call it "relative openness" if you care that much. Openness comes at a cost, and unfortunately, it doesn't scale. Have any of you ever watched someone use an Android device? They don't get them. They find them confusing and difficult. They make people hate their electronics because they aren't worth using, and that's no way to push things forward.

I would never want to live in a country made and run like iOS, but a country is not the same thing as an electronic device used to communicate with others and the same principles cannot be applied.

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