iCaved

I did it. I said I wouldn’t. I said I will hold out for purely ethical reasons, but it is very hard to resist the iPad. The first impression in-store is simply – awesome. This of course is not a surprise and is something that one can expect from apple these days. Warning: This is a long post .. Here are some thoughts, after a day of use: It’s fast.

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The day-after the "big" day

I turned 30 yesterday. A whole day has passed since I left my 20s. They say it is a big day. They say it is a dreaded day. It was neither. Just busy (which is good). I chanced upon [Douglas Adams' post][1] from 1999: > 1. everything that’s already in the world when you’re born is just normal; > 2. anything that gets invented between then and before you turn thirty is incredibly exciting and creative and with any luck you can make a career out of it;

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\[Jason\] The Case Against Apple--in Five Parts

Hi Jason, I was writing a post very much on the same lines, when I read your mail. I’m on my 3rd ipod, 1st iphone and 2nd MBP (one which I ordered just last week). I don’t think I can in the right mind buy another iphone or ipod for the amount of control that apple gets. 1. Absolutely. This is a no-brainer, that I’m frankly surprised that Steve Jobs does not see?

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