Comments on: Justifying the iPad: The Single Discordant Note in Steve’s Presentation

By: Sassafras

Sassafras — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:15:09 +0000

Eight months latter…you’ll eating your words.

By: Dee

Dee — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:00:08 +0000

Great point. My grandparents are now set up with a netbook, and it’s confusing and overbearing for them. A much simpler, streamlined device, will be much more in their wheelhouse. Videoconferencing will be an important part of any new release before I think about getting one for them.

By: geancarlo

geancarlo — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:30:16 +0000

I think that it’s going to be what I call a “Social Networking Device”.

It’s not really a computer…do you can’t get anything done in it.
It’s not a phone, cuz you cant call anyone.
It’s not an ereader…cuz it does other stuff too.
It’s not a game console, cuz it’s not made by Nintendo or Sony.

So I guess the only option is to call it a Social Networking Device

It’s a teeny bit larger than a MID/smartphone, but a teeny bit smaller than a computer.

What can you do with it?
- Check your Facebook/Myspace
- Update your twitter
- Use any networking apps in the iTunes store (LinkedIN, ebuddy, etc)
- Play simple 5 minute games while at lunch, waiting at the doctor’s office or bus stop
- Read a book without squinting.

However, it’s still in it’s baby phase…much like the first iPhone…with slow EDGE and crappy storage. I’ll wait for the second/third generation…when Apple finally irons out the details, adds a cam and puts flash or something on it.

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:23:44 +0000

“But I also wanted a Sony Reader and a Kindle. I want a chumby. I want all kinds of things that ordinary people would never dream of wanting.”

I agree totally.

By: Newstech

Newstech — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:24:21 +0000

The problem is not that users love Flash, it’s that, for better or worse, many sites are dependent on it.

By: connectionfailure

connectionfailure — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:20:03 +0000

my goodness will you people stop invoking the Flash thing. Why do you think you need it so badly? Are you Flash developers? Are you developing in Flash because you picked it or did someone else pick it for you because they wanted to do stuff you couldn’t do with CSS at the time?
Apple says it’s the #1 cause of crashes in browsers. The only reason I need Flash is when some site has made their content available only in Flash the same way they made it only available for InternetExplorer for WIndows several years ago.
Adobe has a newer platform, AIR, which does some interesting stuff. Not once have I heard any mention of running AIR apps on the iPhone. You heard it here first people.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:57:13 +0000

It is a beautiful creation. I'd get one if not for the absence of flash. But I think its a good start. Hopefully the newer models would incorporate some of the features consumers want. iPad Malaysia review

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:06:31 +0000

There was never a chance of Flash on this thing, and anyone who thinks otherwise is delusional. It’s a performance pig, and Apple seems to hate it on mobile devices for that or whatever reason.

The lack of a camera is a big who cares if you’re talking about a photo camera. This is not a form factor that lends itself to photography. If you’re talking about a forward facing cam, that would be nice, but I think people are just whining about it because they had it on a feature list more than that they would actually ever use it. I can’t remember the last time I used the isight on my macbook pro.

By: Christian

Christian — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:03:15 +0000

For many not computer-savvy people the iPad will be heaven!

No login, no keyboard, no mouse to live with.
Their photos import with no hazzle as soon as they connect the camera.
Email setup will be almost painless – as on iphone. Web browsing and mobile reading will get popular.

Customers i see for this: my parents, my uncle, my wife and so on…

All people that do not want to learn a computer like we do with a real pleasure. For many the people “the internet” only consists of web browsing and email.

All other stuff that is currently missing on the iPad there’s gonna be a app for!

Apple’s challengers in this market come too late and as almost always with half breed ugly products having no complete solution.
Apple’s nailed it once again. Give a year or two – the other companies are just to lazy or dumb (Hello MS – sleep on ;-))!

By: Joey

Joey — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:09:43 +0000

As an FRC Programmer, I would love to see LabView on this machine. A multitouch, post keyboard interface would blow a lot of other languages out of the water.