Oh no you didn't

Post #355,352 by malraux 3/16/12 11:55:19 AM Reply	Oh no you didn't It's "the new iPad", not an iPad 3. Silly consumer. I don't know what Apple is thinking... people have to have something unique to call it, no matter what Apple thinks. Most likely iPad 3 is going to be the name that sticks, to differentiate it from the 1 and 2 models. Otherwise no one is going to know what's being sold on eBay. And what do you call the next one? The new new iPad? Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #355,357 by drook 3/16/12 12:07:47 PM Reply	NuNu ... or Nanoo Nanoo -- Drew
Post #355,359 by SpiceWare 3/16/12 12:16:08 PM Reply	It's just "iPad" same as it's just "iMac", "Mac Book Pro", etc. I expect latter this year the phone will become just "iPhone" as well. People will differentiate like they do now. My MacBook Pro is known as "15 inch, Late 2008". (normally it's just the year, but in 2008 they updated the MBP twice). http://www.google.co...ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Post #355,360 by malraux 3/16/12 12:22:57 PM Reply	True... But I think a computer is somewhat different than a device. As a developer, which would you rather say, and as a user which would you rather figure out: 1) Supported on iPad 2 or newer. 2) Supported on iPad 2012, 2048x1024 retina display, dual-core A5X processor or better. I'm in the middle of dealing with a broken BluRay drive in our PS3, and trying to figure out which one to buy is a pain in the rear because there are something like 7 "PS3" models and 3 "PS3 Slim" models (two separate 120G models alone). Step one, find the model number in tiny type on the bottom in gray on black type. Step two, find somewhere online to translate that into an actual part number and requirements. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #355,363 by boxley 3/16/12 12:33:24 PM Reply	or use the one you got as a parts box and buy another used one just like it Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #355,367 by malraux 3/16/12 1:30:28 PM Reply	I may end up doing that They're actually pretty easy to disassemble, although the connector cable for the bluray is fiddly and brittle. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #355,372 by SpiceWare 3/16/12 2:26:31 PM Reply	supported on iPad 2012 or better Apple has simplified product lines, the iPad especially so. The only difference between iPad models for a given year* are capacity and data network. In contrast, the computers are available with customization choices that affect performance (GPU, CPU, HDD or SDD storage) and thus listing more detailed "supported on" requirements with CPU and GPU specs is still relevant for the Mac. * Yes they're still selling last year's model at a discount, but it'd still be known as the prior year.
Post #355,373 by malraux 3/16/12 2:34:30 PM Reply	But now that's a name again Microsoft used to do that with operating systems... ;-) I don't think years are as useful in this fashion: I have a difficult time remembering when I bought my devices. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #355,381 by SpiceWare 3/16/12 4:16:48 PM Reply	People are already used to that ask them about their car and you'll hear something like "2005 Honda S2000" :-) If Apple was updating the iPad multiple times per year then yeah, the year wouldn't be very useful. As far as Microsoft, maybe they realized that using year for something that's not updated every year has a downfall - by 98 something called 95 sounds quite dated, especially in the computer industry. Of course they're still using that to some extent: Office 2010, Visual Studio 2010.
Post #355,395 by static 3/16/12 8:43:52 PM Reply	That exemplifies Sony. Sony have always struggled to limit the model range. Someone very high up firmly believes that "more models is good". It's not. Really, it's not. Apple have proven that the most clearly, but other manufacturers have too down through the years. Wade. Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/
Post #355,412 by pwhysall 3/17/12 3:51:05 AM Reply	Re: Oh no you didn't It says "iPad with Wi-Fi + 4G 16GB - White (3rd generation)" on my order.

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