Comments on: Books and Video Win on the iPad, and Users Are Buying

By: Libros y vídeos, el contenido más demandado por los usuarios del iPad

Libros y vídeos, el contenido más demandado por los usuarios del iPad — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:27:12 +0000

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By: max kilge

max kilge — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:19:08 +0000

What I found even more interesting was in the sidebar article about the larger than expected incidence of non-early tech adopters using iPads. This actually makes pretty good sense. Here is a technical device that has a number of useful entertainment functions but does not have the burden of being a critical communications device. That is, individuals who are less technically inclined do indeed worry about their ability to use a device for critical communications and thus avoid some of the more sophisticated smart phones like the iPhone. However, if you remove that issue – ala iPad – then you provide a more welcoming invitation to those individuals who are not quite as comfortable with technology as early tech adopters.

If the economy holds up then iPad could be a very popular item this christmas season. There are alot of individuals, I think from anecdotal experience, who are in that less technical segment just described that are poised to buy iPads this christmas season if the economy shows some signs of improvement.

By: r00fus

r00fus — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:10:52 +0000

The 30% who don’t download apps can still sync music and movies, read email, surf the web, and show off their photo collection.

For some folks, * that’s all they do with laptops anyway * and for those folks, the iPad is still a win b/c you can do it easier in bed, on the can, etc.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:59:16 +0000

“surprisingly, more than 30 percent have not downloaded a single app for their tablets, which makes you wonder what they’re using them for”

My co-worker has an iphone and ipad and absolutely loves them both but hasn’t downloaded a single app. No matter how many apps I suggest or try to convince him that there are better productivity apps other than the stock Apple ones he still refuses to download them even if it is free. In my opinion, it is a waste of money if you don’t download apps.

By: Worried About Tablets the FCC Gets Serious About Spectrum: Tech News «

Worried About Tablets the FCC Gets Serious About Spectrum: Tech News « — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:10:16 +0000

[...] in mobile broadband usage on smart phones, but also the increase in video and media consumption on larger devices like the iPad. There is also a growing need for spectrum to provide machine-to-machine [...]

By: Justin Thorp

Justin Thorp — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:02:48 +0000

The barrier to entry for getting the content is so much lower that it makes it irresistible if you’re on the edge of making a purchase. I’ve never read the New Yorker before but because it was so easy on the iPad, I thought I’d give it a shot. If I have to go to a store to pick up a book or wait for it to be shipped to me via Amazon, I’m going to be a lot more selective of where I spend my time.