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iCade for iPad released!
Cynicaster:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on June 10, 2011, 06:06:27 pm ---
--- Quote from: Cynicaster on June 10, 2011, 05:46:13 pm ---My attitude about people? Wha? I'd come at it the other way and suggest that maybe the problem here (if there is one) is you need to grow a thicker skin, if you're still holding a grudge for a single slightly off-side comment I made at the start of this conversation--I think it's been a pretty straight up discussion since then. I'm sorry if anybody was insulted, I thought it should be reasonably obvious that I wasn't trying to imply that I literally think all you iPadders are stupid people or whatever; it was just an off-the-cuff quip. Mea culpa.
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Fair enough ... it was, however, an obnoxious comment that is, I think by far, the single most insulting and belligerent commentary in this thread.
FWIW, If I ever do choose to hold a grudge against you, you'll know it ... ;)
:cheers:
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Not the first time I've inadvertently pissed someone off with how I word an opinion. I think I need to stop hanging around with the same group of buddies--we all break each others' balls incessantly and think nothing of it.
Other than that, see the first 5 letters of my user name? They have a backstory....
Mikezilla:
BUSCH FROM A CAN!?!? :puke Yes, I am in fact judging you. >:D
versapak:
--- Quote from: robertsig on June 10, 2011, 02:29:36 pm ---Yep, I agree with everything you say. When faced between a decision to buy a laptop or an iPad, the former will win out. I don't believe there are many people *needing a PC* making that decision though. Either the person has an arsenal of computers already, and the iPad is just another device. Or the person doesn't have any PC's (or just one), but sees it as an extension to his iPod or iPhone. Bigger....yet runs the same apps.
If a college student has $800 to buy a laptop or an iPad, and chooses the iPad expecting it to be able write term papers for him, yes - he is an idiot.
I also forgot two more positives on the iPad side. The apps are ridiculously cheap. I've spent maybe $50 total and got everything I need or want, and it works on my iPhone and any future iOS device (like iPad) I buy in the future. One major app in Windows cost more than that. It's the low price-high sales vs high price-low sales formula. You have economy of scale on your side (once you get past the initial price - yes, I agree its high).
The other benefit is the iPad works well for people who are technically challenged and have no desire or aptitude to learn a traditional computer interface, like Windows. Take "format C:" away from them and they can do no harm. :)
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I have to say that I am going to college now, and I actually did use my iPad to type my term paper. :P
Now, I will say though...
The iPad version of Pages is barely more advanced than WordPad in Windows.
If you need all the bells and whistles of modern PC word processors, you definitely do not want to go with the iPad as a replacement. If you are capable of writing your paper without such things, then it is fine.
I actually did write everything on the iPad, and then sent to Word for my citations.
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Also...
What the hell?
I think we have this iPad debate going on in three different threads. I am having trouble keeping track of where I said what. lol
robertsig:
More iCade goodness. How about MAME? :applaud:
http://www.emucr.com/2011/07/imame4all-experimental-support-for_08.html
Bender:
--- Quote from: robertsig on July 08, 2011, 07:36:15 pm ---More iCade goodness. How about MAME? :applaud:
http://www.emucr.com/2011/07/imame4all-experimental-support-for_08.html
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Now were getting somewhere
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