Quotes by Roger Kay

“What Apples producing with iPod is the total experience with hardware, software and services. Thats the piece none of the other purveyors have figured out: how to make the thing a great experience from soup to nuts.”

“You have to ask the child about the red flags. Do you really need an Alienware (gaming) laptop? Do you really need a Webcam? Do you really need a TV tuner?”

“Rather than becoming a general-purpose computing platform, tablets will settle in as a long-term niche product.”

“The tablet PC is a generally good idea, and Microsoft is especially motivated to have a success in this form factor,”

“Inasmuch as there is a market there [manufactures like Gateway] can develop substantially, I think education is it. Id call it the biggest niche.”

“People talk about the possible reduction of choice. I dont see it that way,”

“It is certainly the most exciting introduction of software that Apple has made in a long time.”

“I think one of the key features is the ability to get on the Windows network. That means youre not penalized any more for bringing a Mac into that environment. With Office, youll even get compatibility at the document level.”

“I do know that they had people working through Christmas and staying up late,”

“The concept is that they give you (only) what you want. The old days of tinkering with your PC is drawing to a close, and what you get is pretty good.”