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March 3, 2010

Daring Fireball: This Apple-HTC Patent Thing

This Apple-HTC Patent Thing

Apple has the clearly superior product and is winning handily in the marketplace. Whatever benefit in the market Apple hopes to achieve by this suit to me seems likely to be worth far less than the loss of good will and prestige Apple will suffer if they vigorously pursue this case (let alone if they initiate more such suits).

via daringfireball.net

An interesting dissection of the recent patent filings against HTC by Apple.

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Posted by Beau Simensen 
January 28, 2010

The iPad's Onscreen Typing Solution Isn't a Solution At All - Gizmodo

via i.gizmodo.com

If I had to pick one particular thing that disappointed me the most with the iPad launch today, it would be the fact that it looks like the first release will not have an exciting new multitouch interface to play with.

I realize that it's not a magic box but I really had expected something major on this front today to get me as excited about the iPad as I initially was about the iPhone.

I expect that we will see advancement in the multitouch interface sometime after launch, but how long will we have to wait?

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Posted by Beau Simensen 
January 27, 2010

It's not a magic box. It never could be. - Jenn's Super Awesome Posterous

It's not a magic box. It never could be. And yet we all made it so by talking about front-facing cameras, flash, multitasking, and every other dream feature we thought it needed. Now the naysayers are rightfully picking a part the flaws and talking about what's missing. Fair enough. I would argue, however, that Jobs sincerely believes that nothing is missing. It's just his way. He likes to push the envelope. So for every perceived "lack" there is a reason.

The reality is that the iPad cannot be as robust as a MacBook, it is that middle device he promised. There's really no need for HDMI Out, a USB Port, an SD slot, or even flash in my opinion (HTML5 is the future). It will be the entertainment and lifestyle device that Apple envisions, and just as is the case with the iPhone, no competitor will ever come close to emulating the user experience, until Apple bests themselves of course.

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I think this bit here sums up my thoughts on the iPad launch today quite nicely.

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Posted by Beau Simensen