Comments on: Apple Begins iPad Pre-Orders: Your Next Thin Client? http://www.mspmentor.net/2010/03/12/apple-begins-ipad-pre-orders-your-next-thin-client/ Managed Services & Cloud Services Blog for VARs & MSPs Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:25:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2010/03/12/apple-begins-ipad-pre-orders-your-next-thin-client/comment-page-1/#comment-52796 Joe Panettieri Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:56:14 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=7058#comment-52796 Scott: Yes, 50,00 iPad sales in the first two hours -- despite the fact that Apple limited sales to <a href="http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/03/15/apple-limits-initial-ipad-sales-2-per-customer/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">2 iPads per customer</a>. I'll be curious to see if this initial sales burst continues, or if it was a one-time wave of initial interest... -jp Scott: Yes, 50,00 iPad sales in the first two hours — despite the fact that Apple limited sales to 2 iPads per customer. I’ll be curious to see if this initial sales burst continues, or if it was a one-time wave of initial interest…
-jp

]]> By: Scott Spiro http://www.mspmentor.net/2010/03/12/apple-begins-ipad-pre-orders-your-next-thin-client/comment-page-1/#comment-52787 Scott Spiro Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:22:31 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=7058#comment-52787 It's going to be really interesting how the ipad product line pans out. It is reported that Apple sold 50,000 in the first two hours. Considering that the ipad has the ability to run desktop level applications AND the fact the iphone already runs some nice Windows remote client applications, it is entirely possible that the ipad will indeed prove to be a hell of a portable thin client. And of course, I'll be able to play tap tap revenge 3 in full screen glory too! -Scott It’s going to be really interesting how the ipad product line pans out.

It is reported that Apple sold 50,000 in the first two hours. Considering that the ipad has the ability to run desktop level applications AND the fact the iphone already runs some nice Windows remote client applications, it is entirely possible that the ipad will indeed prove to be a hell of a portable thin client.

And of course, I’ll be able to play tap tap revenge 3 in full screen glory too!

-Scott

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2010/03/12/apple-begins-ipad-pre-orders-your-next-thin-client/comment-page-1/#comment-52744 Joe Panettieri Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:54:25 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=7058#comment-52744 Andy: I was on the Apple site today and nearly pressed "purchased..." Nearly... -jp Andy: I was on the Apple site today and nearly pressed “purchased…” Nearly…

-jp

]]> By: Andy Myers http://www.mspmentor.net/2010/03/12/apple-begins-ipad-pre-orders-your-next-thin-client/comment-page-1/#comment-52737 Andy Myers Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:48:14 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=7058#comment-52737 I am proud that I only ordered one. Despite the deflation in hype I can hardly wait! Andy Myers Fraction CIO, Consultant www.andymyers.net I am proud that I only ordered one. Despite the deflation in hype I can hardly wait!

Andy Myers
Fraction CIO, Consultant
http://www.andymyers.net

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