The original Apple Macintosh had a monochrome display, a one-button mouse, no expansion slots, and a keyboard with no function keys or numeric keypad.
Apple touted each of these limitations as a feature. Yet each of these limitations was eliminated in later products.
The Apple iPad has no GPS, no camera, no stylus, no flash support, and [...]
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iPad Limitations — Here to Stay?
Quote of the Day — Robert Scoble
But, waiting in line for an Apple product is glorious, even if it is idiotic. —Robert Scoble.
Spoken like a true (yet self-aware) Apple fanboy. ;-)
Shuffling Along
Apple is the only company I know that can consistently get buzz from crippled (yet stylish) products. Need an example? Take the iPod Shuffle (please… ba-dum-bum-tish). Looking to capture the low-end media player market, Apple introduced the flash-based Shuffle without a display.
Like Apple’s one-button mouse, using the Shuffle is simple. Want to know what [...]
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