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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I have a similar experience with my toddler/young children
finding it very easy to use the iPhone (albeit mainly for little toddler
games). I’ve seen/read about the same in many places, in fact I only got
an iPhone after seeing a friend’s 2 year old scrolling around it to run
her favourite game!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I think the fact that for children the iPhone appears to be by
far the EASIEST piece of advanced technology to master says something about Apples
skills in building extraordinary user interfaces. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>That doesn’t mean that Apple are the be all and end all.
Their propensity to lock things down is crazy, they make the so called evil
empire (Microsoft) look like a very benevolent overlord in comparison. They
also charge pretty serious money, mainly because they can (due to the afore
mentioned design skills!).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Interesting discussion btw. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz
[mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kyley Harris<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 28 January 2010 2:43 p.m.<br>
<b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DUG] Apple iPad - OT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>That sounds like a lot of rubbish without reasearch. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>My Child is 4 now. when she was 2 she learnt to use my
iphone to scroll, navigate and take photos. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>she has learnt to type on my iphone. She is now 4 and can
also use the movie and music player..<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>All of this was through intuitive use of the interface. She
can still only just log into her $600 windows XP Laptop, and move the mouse,
but she cant do "ANYTHING"<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Open your mind a bit to the fact that there are DROVES of
people out there that dont need/ want or do what you want to do with a
computer. I've used my iphone for 2 1/2 years now and the interface is
excellent. email is quick and easy and I dont need to goto my computer most of
the time. Day to day calendar tasks, and now mapping and getting phone numbers
is far easier than a desktop. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Most people don't need all the crap a modern desktop
provides, or for the 90% of their use would rather have the iphone or tablet
and sit at the desk on the Box only for a minimum of use.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I have plenty of Laptops, cheap, expensive, large, small. my
children cant use any and they are a PIA to open and close all the time to use
in a car (as a passenger etc etc)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>There is and always will be a good use for this kind of
technology. My 4 year old will be using that tablet in about 10 minutes flat
and happy and productive on it. I will happily use it on the couch for email,
and browsing and in bed so that I dont overheat and screw up my laptop and my
knees.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>There is a time and place for every product. Just like I dont
have 1 knife in the kitchen I dont expect one computer to do everything
for me either.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>How many people commenting about iPhones and iPads and
saying their little cheap laptop is better actually own both? and have used
both for considerable time (ie months)? I have.. I've used and owned just about
damn near every geek tool there was and wasted a fortune. the iPhone is an
exceptional tool, and I think the iPad will be revolutionary..<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>the Google phone is a piece of junk to use in comparison.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Jolyon Smith <<a
href="mailto:jsmith@deltics.co.nz">jsmith@deltics.co.nz</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>> for a large chunk of the
population it could replace<br>
> laptop/desktop. Many people just use computers for<br>
> web/email and some casual gaming.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>... and managing their music collection,
organizing/uploading photos, videos<br>
etc etc ...<br>
<br>
If people only wanted a device for the limited things you suggest, then in<br>
the days even before email/the web etc were things that people might do at<br>
home on a PC, the *home*computer* would never have been supplanted by the<br>
IBM PC.<br>
<br>
<br>
As for the iPad itself, anything that requires more than trivial text input<br>
(like, emailing, naming/tagging/describing photos etc) is going to be<br>
unbearable on an iPad unless you attach a keyboard (sold separately) and a<br>
"mount"/stand (also sold separately) to hold it at an angle whist you
type,<br>
at which point you've negated the mobile appeal and added to the cost.<br>
<br>
The "middle space" is defined by "devices not adequately
equipped for<br>
general purpose use, but not small enough to be carried in your pocket or<br>
used handheld for decent periods".<br>
<br>
There *is* a "space" defined by such devices, that's for sure.
But is there<br>
any real *use* for such devices?<br>
<br>
At the price point likely to be hit by the iPad, it's not going to be much<br>
more expensive to "step-up" to a device that does everything an iPad
can<br>
*and more*.<br>
<br>
<br>
But yes, the iPad will sell in droves.<br>
<br>
Just as Avatar has sold a metric bucket-load of tickets despite the<br>
overwhelming view being that the story is pedestrian, obvious and in many<br>
ways boring, but YOU HAVE TO SEE IT COS IT'S SOOOOOO COOOOOOOOOOOOL !!! WOOT<br>
!!!!!<br>
<br>
<br>
Colour me unconvinced.<br>
<br>
(coming soon the "Google tablet" ... even COOLER THAN AN IPAD!!!
Cos it's<br>
like, ya know, an iPhone which is like, WAY COOL **AND** IT'S GOOGLE, which<br>
is like, ya know, even WAY WAY COOLERER!)<br>
<br>
(and yes, it'll be WAY COOLER even if, technically, it actually sucks, cos<br>
Google don't do evil <pant> <pant> <drool>)<o:p></o:p></p>
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Kyley Harris<br>
Harris Software<br>
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