I'm amazed that so many people care about the new Apple stuff.

[Cant trust em]

I think gadgets are cool, but these things create an unbelievable amount of hype.

[tigereye]

1. Apple is all about the hype, but they do have great designs

Most folks I know are laughing about the "maxi-pad" angle. :D

[goldcanyonaz]

2. I'm over Apple and this is coming from someone who has a few of them.

I'm sick of their high prices.

[gmoney]

3. The haters love to hate...

If you don't want one or think it's lacking or overpriced or has a stupid name, why not simply ignore it?

[Cant trust em]

5. I'm not a hater, I just see a lot of hype.

I have no judgment on the actual product, but I think it's interesting to see how many people are interested in this product.

[trof]

4. I like their turnovers.

[BlueJazz]

12. LOL! good one!

[Initech]

6. $850 for what is literally an iPod touch with a bigger screen? Not worth it.

[gmoney]

7. FWIW, the starting price is $499... $850 is the deluxe full monty version

I agree the full monty version is probably overkill for most people, but I can see it having business applications where all that HD space and the cell connectivity would be useful.

[datasuspect]

8. it's because people are straight up fucking idiots.

do you know how long its been since i've had a decent conversation? about something other than consumer purchases, smartphones, "all the curriculum i need to take to become somebody someday."

all bullshit. all of it.

[MrScorpio]

9. I was planning to buy an iPod touch

Instead, I think that I'll save up for this baby!

[petronius]

10. I think people need to be provided with an identity, or a sense of belonging

For some people, 'being a Mac' provides that, and others of us are fanboys in other areas...

[jobycom]

11. I love seeing their new gadgets, but it doesn't mean I'll love the gadget. The Onion's take on it:

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary