Re: Sorry, the Apple products aren't yet "the same as everyone else's".
Early iPod reviews from 2001:
www.geekosystem.com/ipod-2001-ipad-bad-reviews
www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/news/2001/10/47805
www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/03/the_ipod_what_a.html
Technology Business Research analyst Tim Deal said in 2001: "Clearly Apple is following Sony's lead by integrating consumer electronics devices into its marketing strategy, but Apple lacks the richness of Sony's product offering. And introducing new consumer products right now is risky, especially if they cannot be priced attractively."
Stephen Baker, an analyst at NPD Intelect, said that the iPod will likely stand out for its large storage capacity but predicted that the device may have trouble digging out a niche in the market.
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early iPad reviews from 2010:
www.asymco.com/2011/03/04/flummoxed-again
www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/29/apple-ipad-review-photos_n_441770.html
John Biggs, TechCrunch:
"The device, as it stands, is so close to the original iPhone that you get a sense of Deja Vu when you open the box and are exposed to the empty canvas bare of apps. Out of the box it is, at best, a large iPod Touch."
On the other hand, Walt Mossberg said presciently:
"It's about the software, stupid", meaning hardware features and build are less important to the iPad's success than software and user interface, his first impressions of which were largely positive.