Comments on: Why ngmoco’s CEO Is Bullish on the iPad

By: John

John — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:55:25 +0000

I bought a $5 game (Godfinger) and my son and I thought he was earning credits and buying things for his World. I see my VISA has been charged $40 for "Awe points". In a week. Have they made this so that it DOES NOT require my iTunes password for transactions to go through?? Also, it's a rare thing for a web site to not have a direct contact form, email, or telephone number. You have to set up an account on their web site to communicate in any way. These guys are not as accessible as a company should be. They include a way to "Give Praise" if you set up an account but not for complaints. It's all about them and marketing? ngmoco:) seems not to want to hear about "Issues" I guess. Do they suck? Yes, and I'm stripping that game off my iPad.

By: Ted T.

Ted T. — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:59:07 +0000

"Anyway, netbooks run Linux and Windows, which the iPad will probably never do. So as far as being a replacement for my netbook, I don’t think so." People don't buy Netbooks to run Linux and Windows. Running Linux and Windows by themselves does nothing.

They buy them to run certain applications, chiefly video watching, web browsing and email. The iPad does all those things, has longer battery life, is lighter, is way simpler to use and will be far more suited to gaming and a host of other professional and personal applications.

The only people left buying Netbooks are going to people shopping strictly on price -- i.e. the can get a $250 Netbook vs. the $500 iPad. But buyers like that don't buy third party software, so don't look for anyone writing Netbook specific software. Thus they will be left running apps (badly) that were targeted at larger, more powerful computers.

By: gp

gp — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:08:21 +0000

we need something better than iPad ….preferably with open platform like android..with lots of applications …with stylus and video cam and better screen and usb connections and flash support ….I hope iPad will inspire “BETTER” slate devices

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:58:41 +0000

Ok you are confusing a program with the iPad OS. Yes to get apps working on the device with full interaction without a mouse is a huge accomplishment.

Simplistic Interface I mean in comparison to the iPhone OS and iPad OS there is little difference. The iPhone needs a very simple interface, because it is half phone half whatever. When you set yourself to a bigger screen the simple interface from which the iPhone has is diminishing. Watch the video on this site about the future of tech. He is describing the iPhone as a Swiss army knife. The tool that handles all the things you need to get done on the go. The iPad is the Swiss army knife for the kitchen, it doesn't work well within that domain. Quite frankly I am a little tired of the iPhone interface I want more, like categories, social integration, device connection, and multi-tasking. This is a gadget not a computer.

Wil I am also concerned that people are not going to realize they can't consume most of the media on the web. Apple only wants you to consume their media that they generate or endorse.

I think none of us knows what is going to happen because it has its own niche market. I find it hard actually replacing anything. When I mean replacing makes other products obsolete. Will see what happens I am a little skeptical though.

By: Yogesh Pandeya

Yogesh Pandeya — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:08:55 +0000

After posting the comment I did some googling and found this http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PG01&p=1&S1=20070247429&OS=20070247429&RS=20070247429

So it is not very far off…

By: Ted Landry

Ted Landry — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:08:14 +0000

Scott, no offense but it appears you don’t know how the iPad operates… at least watch the iWork demo, it shows it’s not a “simplistic” interface, in fact, it’s a major advance, and only the iPad has it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFbwwlIPQPk

By: Thiago Bocato dos Santos

Thiago Bocato dos Santos — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:42:58 +0000

Om, among the torrent of posts on iPad, this one is really insightful and changed my mind about the iPad. Maybe iPad isn't the role model for web browsing, even for e-reading. But I must agree, like iPod Touch it really have a lot of potential and makes total sense for different kind of applications. Even me, actually drawn to Android/Symbiam/Maemo on my activities must agree that not only iPad, but the whole slate world is full of opportunities. Again, if would be better if Apple would be less greedy and make some concessions, like side loading or a program of trusted/premium developers putting some flexibility on AppStore, to gain critical momentum without sacrificing the price tag. For better interaction with cloud services, a more elegant notification system and multitasking (who knows, in the next iterations) would be a joy for developers. I got a glimpse of serious new apps that could be made. But again, it's a device with a base price at min 2.5x greater than iPod touch, not subsidized and far from be an immediate necessity. I guess, finance and marketing at Apple have a homework to do. Another great post, Om.

By: Will

Will — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:08:21 +0000

I think this first iPad will be a replacement for the 50% of laptop users who mostly browse media and web. The second version will cover 80% including the college kids. Of course this doesn't count all the new users it will create on the gaming side. #Wiitaketwo

By: obamapacman

obamapacman — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:07:30 +0000

Yeah pretty much. Mac users use their products to create and to work, rather then spending time tinkering obscure things so they can feel smart but really gets nothing done.

By: obamapacman

obamapacman — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:04:31 +0000

IBM, know for its enterprise apps, and doctors are also interested in the iPad.