New Posts For Thread: Apple Tablet thingy - 5pmhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23457782/apple-tablet-thingy---5pmYes i'm sad but i am really looking forward to this!Many people (including many in the industry) said that ipods would fail and they've been reasonably successful!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23457782/apple-tablet-thingy---5pm?post_id=418938562#418938562Many people (including many in the industry) said that ipods would fail and they've been reasonably successful!Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:24:52 -0600I think it will fail and be quietly forgotten about. For soemthign to read in bed it is awfully expensive!!! A book costs about 5quid and is portable. This costs 550 and then you still ahve to buy the books which I bet won't be much cheaper than theyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23457782/apple-tablet-thingy---5pm?post_id=418938542#418938542I think it will fail and be quietly forgotten about. For soemthign to read in bed it is awfully expensive!!! A book costs about 5quid and is portable. This costs 550 and then you still ahve to buy the books which I bet won't be much cheaper than theyFri, 29 Jan 2010 17:08:55 -0600I'll bet anyone here that this thing does not fail.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23457782/apple-tablet-thingy---5pm?post_id=418938522#418938522I'll bet anyone here that this thing does not fail.Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:58:39 -0600I will Charwell, so you better start seasoning your kacks.Save on the environment, easier to read in bed in low light, quicker to buy a book, no delivery charge for newspapers any more and books and newspapers with embedded video. Great for referencehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23457782/apple-tablet-thingy---5pm?post_id=418938518#418938518I will Charwell, so you better start seasoning your kacks.Save on the environment, easier to read in bed in low light, quicker to buy a book, no delivery charge for newspapers any more and books and newspapers with embedded video. Great for referenceFri, 29 Jan 2010 16:57:08 -0600What an absolute load of C R A P that i-pad is.Does nothing new and is priced for an epic fail. If people ever choose reading a book on a computer screen over a paper version I will eat my own underpants!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23457782/apple-tablet-thingy---5pm?post_id=418938506#418938506What an absolute load of C R A P that i-pad is.Does nothing new and is priced for an epic fail. If people ever choose reading a book on a computer screen over a paper version I will eat my own underpants!Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:32:45 -0600Only temporarily Reyes. Once they sort out the deals with the publishrs (which they will be falling overthemselves for) then we'll have it here. Theres no way they would have made such a big deal about it if it was US only, and if it was, they wouldhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23457782/apple-tablet-thingy---5pm?post_id=418938482#418938482Only temporarily Reyes. Once they sort out the deals with the publishrs (which they will be falling overthemselves for) then we'll have it here. Theres no way they would have made such a big deal about it if it was US only, and if it was, they wouldFri, 29 Jan 2010 15:18:28 -0600rumours now that ibooks is US only. that's it finished here then.DON'T BUY THIS VERSION!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23457782/apple-tablet-thingy---5pm?post_id=418938466#418938466rumours now that ibooks is US only. that's it finished here then.DON'T BUY THIS VERSION!Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:54:42 -0600spyker 29 Jan 09:24 I thought he looked ok considering he nearly died last year and had a liver transplant and has been in charge of this launch (as well as other parts of the business) throught it all....... ==========This is not the point. He coulhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23457782/apple-tablet-thingy---5pm?post_id=418938366#418938366spyker 29 Jan 09:24 I thought he looked ok considering he nearly died last year and had a liver transplant and has been in charge of this launch (as well as other parts of the business) throught it all....... ==========This is not the point. He coulFri, 29 Jan 2010 02:41:47 -0600Any excuse.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23457782/apple-tablet-thingy---5pm?post_id=418938362#418938362Any excuse.Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:25:47 -0600What a scruffy b*stard. Turning up to a press conference to show off your "state of the art" product looking like a junkie who has misplaced his baseball cap.I thought he looked ok considering he nearly died last year and had a liver transplant and hhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23457782/apple-tablet-thingy---5pm?post_id=418938358#418938358What a scruffy b*stard. Turning up to a press conference to show off your "state of the art" product looking like a junkie who has misplaced his baseball cap.I thought he looked ok considering he nearly died last year and had a liver transplant and hFri, 29 Jan 2010 02:24:15 -0600