From 2dfb4aa7e94ccd3b18e6eb7ef4cd06cf5e3851b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Myhrberg Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 22:26:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?new=20post:=20About=20That=20=E2=80=9CPad?= =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=9D=20Thing?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- .../_posts/2010-05-06-about-that-pad-thing.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/blog/_posts/2010-05-06-about-that-pad-thing.md diff --git a/source/blog/_posts/2010-05-06-about-that-pad-thing.md b/source/blog/_posts/2010-05-06-about-that-pad-thing.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8c0e247 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/blog/_posts/2010-05-06-about-that-pad-thing.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: About That “Pad” Thing +--- + +So I was gonna write a post with my opinions about the iPad, but a cup of tea and staring at wall of wet paint is almost more tempting. If you don't get why the iPad is important, and why it will succeed, I'm not even gonna try convincing you otherwise, time will just prove you wrong and make you feel stupid. + +By this point you're then thinking “What the fuck is this post about then?”. [Sugarenia][] just wrote up a quick rant regarding her [opinions][sugipad] on the iPad, which pretty much sums up my own opinions to the letter. Only she's written and explained herself much better than I most likely would have. + +> The iPad is not made for you and me, fellow geek. It’s primarily targeted to people that are still afraid of interacting with PCs, those that don’t have a clue about drivers and web apps and Wi-Fi setup. And this is exactly the kind of people that **won’t** buy a Linux netbook, dear Open Source zealots – because as much as Ubuntu has made Linux user-friendly, there’s still much filling that shows between the seams. + +Read the [full article][sugipad], please. + +**Update:** I just noticed a [post][davepad] by another friend of mine which is also good: + +> I think the main reason why self-described geeks are throwing a fit over the iPad is that it's a shiny new toy that's not meant for them. + +Read the [full article][davepad]. + + +[sugarenia]: http://blog.sugarenia.com/ +[sugipad]: http://blog.sugarenia.com/archives/rantings/saturday-ranting-about-ipad-flash +[davepad]: http://octidextro.us/2010/01/28/apples-ipad-and-why-its-upsetting-geeks/ \ No newline at end of file