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They've already won. Gen 1.0 will ship 4-6 million, mininum. The big fail in criticisms to date is to be looking at it from the standpoint of a habituated PC user or fanboy geek...and that's not the target; those millions of iPod Touch and iPhone users will snap them up because it's an extension of the UI they know and appreciate. Many of them don't have laptops, even...but when they get one, who'll they buy it from? Two guesses? And will they even buy a laptop, when they can get an iPad, either 1.0 or 1.1 or 3.0?
So as to it being a juiced-up iPhone...well, it's very much supposed to echo the iPhone experience. Jobs and crew said as much during the presentation. In fact, they're COUNTING on it.
Lenovo? HP? Phfffft. They'll repeat the same mistake they always make -- delivering products that are laptop/PClike and striving to do too much at once, thinking like engineers and not designers, while using UIs which don't can't hold a candle to Springboard. This device isn't for a person who embraces the PC experience. Do you have faith that HP and Dell can successfully deliver a user experience that compares with an Apple?
Kindle? Dead. I'd dump mine ASAP for a device that can offer similar functionality and Web appliance features. And I strongly differ with you on this: the eBook market isn't saturated -- except among users who considered or have bought e-ink-style ebooks. There are tens of millions of others who thought e-readers were silly devices at the price, would soon be supplanted, and who'll gladly jump on iPad-type devices because they make more sense because of their broader utility. I'm among those.
This is another CONTENT outlet for Apple. Observers and trolls who get hung up on the hardware completely miss the point of what they've been doing over the last decade or so. Hardware is mutable -- becoming a familiar convenience of daily living is the objective. Jobs has been connecting content with lifestyle appliances, and so successfully it's foolish to bet against him.
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So yeah... if you're like me, you're a little disappointed with the release of Apple's iPad. I had higher expectations, but knew not to get my hopes up too high.
Good thing I didn't.
With PC manufacturers like HP, Dell and Lenovo coming out with slate/tablet devices in the coming months, it's a wonder why Apple chose not to compete.
Instead, Apple chose to release the iPad; a large screen device with 3G data capabilities running the iPhone/iPod Touch OS. To make a long story short, the new iPad is more like the 4th generation iPod Touch "HD".
I was quickly reminded of an article that was written back in March of 2009 by Dan Frommer of The Business Insider that predicted the coming of the iPod Touch HD. Here's the link: http://www.businessinsider.com/apples-ipod-touch-hd-will-have-10-inch-screen-2009-3
Dan hit the nail on the head with his prediction.
My prediction is that Apple won't sell too many of these since Amazon's Kindle has already swept the market-space. A simple Google search for eBook readers will show that the field is already getting saturated. Unless the App Store can compete with the book stores behind the Kindle and the Nook, Apple's new iPad will have a difficult time holding it's own... even if it IS an Apple product.
As for my dreams of an Apple tablet... I'll just have to hack my already hacked HP Mini 1000 netbook and add a touchscreen to it. This cat already started the process so I can't be too far behind.
My $0.02,
Adonis San Juan, Digital Account Supervisor
Maddock Douglas, Inc.
Hello Michael and thank you for following our MD Innovation Engine Community. We plan on officially launching the site next week, but it's nice to see it's already getting some traction.
Regarding your post, I see where you're coming from and your points are valid. I believe I should have clarified where I was coming from with my original post.
My coworkers and associates know me as being very technical and they expect me to "take things apart". My post was an extension of my nerdiness.
Every iPhone I've had has been jailbroken because I wanted the device to do more. I was hoping that the iPad, with it's larger screen, faster processor, etc. would allow me to "do more" than my iPhone. This is where my disappointment originated. Steve/Apple positioned the device between the iPhone and their laptops... AND it was supposed to be "better than a netbook". Personally, I can already tell that I can "do more" with my Hackintoshed HP Mini netbook than the announced capabilities of the iPad.
The only point I'd have to disagree with you on is your statement about many of the millions of iPod Touch and iPhone users not having laptops. My opinion is that if they can afford $200+ for a mobile device and cover the $80+/month bill for 24 months, they can swing a laptop. I digress.
I do completely agree with you that Dell, HP, Lenovo or whoever will continue to make devices that fall short on user experience. Moving on.
What I'm trying to convey is that iBook sales may not "take off" since Apple is still working with content providers. I'm sure the numbers will pickup as they did with iTunes when it first started out, but three years ago there were only a small hand full of downloadable-music companies around. Apple truly innovated in that market. Today, Apple is entering an eBook market (with iBooks) that already has heavy hitters. We'll see.
Again, I agree with you that CONTENT is king and Apple has the distribution model perfected, but in this case the hardware you're speaking of is supposed to be "better than a netbook".... it's not. I believe Apple could still have promoted iBooks on a tablet type device AND added value to the device by allowing it to function more like a laptop and less like and iPod.
Thanks again for your input and I'd love to hear more input form others on this topic.
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