Anyone going to stand in line for this thing? Just wondering

[KatManDEW]

I totally do see a use for it. It's just a unnecessary gadget with no real gotta-have functionality as far as I'm concerned. iPod is a different story.  I'm on my second iPod. I just got a new iPod Touch because the headphone jack on my old one crapped out. Although not necessary, the wireless connectivity in the new iPods is a nice feature for folks like me. I only use my pay-as-you-go cell phone about twice per year, so I sure can't justify $500-$1200+ per year for cell phone service.

If Apple or the Blackberry or Droid folks would get smart and offer reasonable cell service plans for folks who don't eat, breath and sleep with a cell phone hanging out of their ear, I would happily cough up the full price for one of their phones. But I'll be damnd if I will pay $500 a year for a service that I would only use for a few minutes, once or twice a year.

[KatManDEW]

@EvilGuy

Apple has done for personal computing what The Beatles did for rock and roll. They certainly weren't the first, but they brought it to the masses in a way that made everyone stop, watch, and listen.

The Beatles were pop music. Not Rock 'n Roll. They did some drugs when they got older and got a little more funky, but Led Zepplin they weren't. "I wanna hold you hand"? "We all live in a yellow submarine"? Yea, that really rocks me out of my socks ;-)

[KatManDEW]

Those costs are determined by the wireless carrier, not the manufacturer.

OK. I'll keep my money. If they want to give me a product and service that fits my needs, they can have some of my money. Other service providers seem to be able to see fit to offer cell service plans that fit the needs folks who aren't mobile junkies.

[KatManDEW]

I disagree; it's new paint on an old idea.

My feelings exactly.

Love the shallow overhyped boy band statement ;-)

Apple - Blackberry - Droid: If you're listening, I'll pay good money for what I consider to be some great produsts that you are offereing. But I won't pay for cell service that I won't use.

I realize of course that the customer is always wrong.

[KatManDEW]

What a shame there are so many close minded individuals here.  It's almost impossible to have intelligent open discourse on this forum.  You should have just called this thread "Let's bash the iPad".

Just because some folks don't see the value in a product, and thus don't wish to spend their money on it, doesn't mean they are closed minded. Is is after all their money.

Remember - the customer is always wrong.

[KatManDEW]

@KatManDEW

They're not listening.

One of the most important things my father taught me is that you don't speak up, you can't expect change. Over the course of several decades on this planet, I have been shocked at the number or times, and types of situations, where I spoke up, and lo and behold, something was done about it!

If you go to a restaurant and they serve you a dish with a hair in the food, they darn sure aren't going to do anything about it if you don't speak up.