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Could the iPad be a failure?
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Just my opinion, I love apple, but there past succes with revolutionary products like the iPhone is what I find so dissapointing about the ipad. I don't know how it will sell, maybe there will be a market for people who want a big iPod touch? And it will probally be a good big iPod touch. But how is this device revolutionary? What did the people at apple have to work on to make this device? It seems to me, and I am no computer or engineering expert, but all they would have to do is alter the iPhone touch screen to work with the ipad's bigger screen. Why didn't apple just say we are making a big iPod touch, call it iPod xl or something. Maybe I had high expectations, but I was really dissapointed.
I don't think people really realize how brilliant this was by Apple. Everyone is so caught up in what they thought would be in the iPad that ultimately it's already been doomed a failure. Yeah there is no camera which is frustrating and the biggest loss in my opinion is the lack of flash but HTML5, which is better anyway, will continue to spread. They are targeting the netbook market by scaling a mobile OS up instead of scaling a desktop OS down. This provides a more streamlined, intuitive, and simple interface. You can do anything you would do on a netbook (web, word processing, ect.) but it trims all the fat of a desktop OS that you don't need everywhere you go. Not to mention that the mobile OS has been designed to use multitouch, trying to make a desktop OS multitouch enabled would quite a challenge(...Microsoft). People are comparing the product they thought it would be to the product that it is instead of comparing the product that it is to other products. A Kindle DX is almost $500, who would pick a Kindle now? Netbooks have tiny screens and trackpads, the iPad has a huge, beautiful screen which allows you to intuitively accomplish tasks no problem. Is it innovative? Not particularly. It is Apple's answer to the netbook and Steve was right, it does the key tasks of a netbook better than any netbook.
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@jlasoon - my thoughts exactly. We're buying two. There is no way in hell this is going to be a failure. The buzz this is creating among my friends and family (not Apple fans in general) is surreal. They (and I) don't want a full fledged computer with OS X in a tablet. They want something to use that easy, fun, and does the basics well.
I for one will be using it to read ebooks, and I'm selling the Kindle I bought my wife at Christmas. She said she doesn't want it anymore and wants an iPad.
And for all those bitching and moaning about the product not being to their own specific liking, there are others -like me- who'll buy a few of these. I have an iPhone, a MacBook, and a MacPro. The MacBook is now useless for us. I'm replacing it with an iPad. Thank You Steve, this is the product me and my family have been waiting for.
@jlasoon - my thoughts exactly. We're buying two. There is no way in hell this is going to be a failure. The buzz this is creating among my friends and family (not Apple fans in general) is surreal. They (and I) don't want a full fledged computer with OS X in a tablet. They want something to use that easy, fun, and does the basics well.
I for one will be using it to read ebooks, and I'm selling the Kindle I bought my wife at Christmas. She said she doesn't want it anymore and wants an iPad.
I've not seen a single person say what they DO want, other than full OSX on a tablet.
They've not explained what UI changes should be made to implement a touch interface on OSX. They've not indicated what sort of processor it should have, and what the balance between that CPU and battery life should be. They haven't indicated what a good price point for the device would be and what trade offs that price would have for power and battery life.
All people keep saying is "the iPad isn't a Mac tablet, and I want a Mac tablet" without explaining WHY they want a Mac tablet, and specifically they want that tablet to do, and how.
Although I am slightly disappointed that the iPad is lacking flash and the home screen is not updated for a larger screen, I'm confident that it will be a success. When you think about it, the iPhone currently offers the most revolutionary way to view the web. All of the multi touch gestures make things feel more alive and fun. Even I stopped using my MacBook much more when I got an iPhone. People that only need a computer for the web and maybe some media will jump on this because it's like an iPhone but is large enough to replace a computer. Many will hold this device in their hands and realize that it makes much more sense than a larger and more expensive computer does for their needs. It's cheaper than most computers, has an OS that makes 10" feel huge (opposite of netbooks), and the interaction with it is unmatched by anything else out there. This device may not be for the power hungry people on this site, but there's certainly a large market for it. Not to mention the apps that will be developed for the iPad, which will put it even more into a category of its own... Just wait and you'll see.
Developers haven't even started on apps yet and 3rd party accessories makers haven't even drawn up ideas yet. Can't at least wait for the thing to come out before calling it a failure?
If the mood on macrumors would be a hint, it could be working out well for Apple.
Some tech bloggers hated it, others loved and defended it.
When you look at the international press you hear interest (probably no paper failed to write about it), but also a lot of "less than impressed" reactions, and I have even seen lists like "11 reasons why the iPad will fail".
On the other hand Apple has strong media connections. The reporting on the iPad on the New York Times, for example, was more than friendly, and sometimes even sounded like straight copy.
Well, we'll see what happens once it comes out. With every product there is the possibility of failure, even for a successful company like Apple (Which was in financial trouble more than once).
When people reach into their pockets and push their hard earned money across the counter, this is where the rubber meets the road.
Some tech bloggers hated it, others loved and defended it.
When you look at the international press you hear interest (probably no paper failed to write about it), but also a lot of "less than impressed" reactions, and I have even seen lists like "11 reasons why the iPad will fail".
On the other hand Apple has strong media connections. The reporting on the iPad on the New York Times, for example, was more than friendly, and sometimes even sounded like straight copy.
Well, we'll see what happens once it comes out. With every product there is the possibility of failure, even for a successful company like Apple (Which was in financial trouble more than once).
When people reach into their pockets and push their hard earned money across the counter, this is where the rubber meets the road.