Ipad - I HATE it already

[an4rew]

I'm not impressed by any of Apples products, alot of fanboys buy their products to think they have the latest gear but usually has outdated hardware.

I admit Apple do seem to always be the first to release new idea's but that doesn't mean they were the first to think of it.

 

[Dinesh]

iBad.

 

[pillainp]

I guess the iPad would require a special iPee address to go on the internets...

 

[Lordbob75]

I guess the iPad would require a special iPee address to go on the internets...

Oh man...

Its so terrible its great.

~Lordbob

 

[pillainp]

ain't it though. I love it.

The iPad ---- iPee any time any place.

 

[shfle]

To my eyes the 2 main things that it will do and surely do very well, is provide a new hand-held gaming platform/experience (Once the ipad specific apps start rolling out this could be huge) and provide an e-reading experience far superior to anything else out there at the moment (Visually anyway) including books, mags, comics etc. Apple will sell stacks of these on those 2 points alone (Plus make a fortune in the process) and who knows what it will be capable of doing once the apps start rolling out for it (It will already run almost all of the current iphone apps too).

I don't think the target audience was ever really the netbook crowd nor was it intended to be a tablet with traditional PC functions. Basically what I'm saying is that I think people are confusing who this is aimed at which is in my eyes is the average Joe who might not be particularly computer literate but likes the easy access to casual gaming, reading materials, variety of apps. etc. that this provides and has no interest in operating systems, office apps etc.

 

[Lee]

Think "Newton". . .

 

[pillainp]

The iPad will sell mostly on one point alone, and that is that its an Apple product, so all the faithful will be queueing up to buy it, regardless of what is does or does not do.

Going by Apple's previous attitude to apps on the AppStore, it will only allow things that are blessed so there iWill be no certaintly as to who can or iCannot sell apps on the store.

No matter what else the platform does, the simple fact that is is locked into Apple's policies will make it a bad buy for most.

 

[Lee]

Now just because someone uses an Apple device does not make them a FanBoy (see specs). Thus far all I see in the iPad, or any tablet device is the failed "Apple Newton." I think that the only one to buy a Newton was Steven Segal who used into in "Under Siege 2."

 

[pillainp]

If you were one of the true faithful, you would not have bootcamped win7. You are committing sacrilege against the one true God.

On the flip, a lot of the "faithful" are not generally so enlightened.

 

[Lee]

Most of the hard core Mac users are missing out on some of the interesting things that can be offered by Microsoft and Linux distro's. I find it more enjoyable to expand my horizons then becoming fitted on just one thing.

 

[Colorancher]

I heard that the iPad won't even run Office. If this is true it really is limited functionality. And the Apple influence has already impacted my life. Books from the publisher McMillan used to be $9.99 from Amazon. Thanks to Jobs and his market price controls I now have to pay $13 and $15 for a stupid novel. Oh well, back to the library for me. You know I can't help but wonder what the world would do if MS suddenly forced increased prices on an existing product. There would be Congressional hearings on monopolies and the European Union would sue.

 

[patio]

No multi tasking...
(This was enough of a deal-breaker to me)

No USB

No support for Flash...

They can keep it.

 

[Lee]

Colrancher, some of the pictures on the MacWorld site show some form of writing and spread sheet programing, so it could be that iWorks in some form will be included.

 

[arkhi]

Bumping.

Whoever watch this video (YouTube - Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard) especially the part with the Fanboy saying: "I'll buy anything that's shiny and made by apple", you might find it surprising (or not) that there are actually people who are exactly like that:

"If Apple sold groceries, I would buy groceries from them," says Matthew Rice, who works for pharmaceutical company Merck & Co.

from Sight unseen, fans hear 'iPad' and think 'iWant' - Tech and gadgets- msnbc.com

Yum. $20 apples.

 

[Lordbob75]

UGH.

WIN (real product, click picture to see):


This is a good (counter) article too: Top reasons to not buy (or buy) the iPad - Tech and gadgets- msnbc.com

My prediction is that this will be a HIT with apple fan boys, but ultimately a useless product.
NOTE: Just the iPad. I think (and hope) that the tablet market will kick off. I personally would LOVE to see a Linux tablet, preferably with the option to connect to a cellular carrier (of your choice).

~Lordbob

 

[Kevinsilhouette]

I am more excited for the courier from microsoft!

 

[jimbo45]

Hi there
I think the sales of this device have actually been incredibly poor -No wonder it's already known as the "Idontwantwantit".

If you are going to make this type of device it should certainly have decent pen writing ability (such as note taking facilities and possibly for graphic applications) and a USB connection for being able to connect with other devices.

As others have said this device is just a sooper dooper oversized Iphone -- there doesn't seem to be anything this device can do that isn't already available on the latest generation of smart phones (others as well as the Iphone) and a lot more portable too.

Apple have dropped the ball on this one.

Cheers
jimbo

 

[smarteyeball]

especially the part with the Fanboy saying: "I'll buy anything that's shiny and made by apple", you might find it surprising (or not) that there are actually people who are exactly like that

All comedy contains an element of truth. So no, it's not surprising.

 

[si8mon]

Ipad has no flash-meaning you cant access the full web and it dosnt support Multitasking
How the hell does apple think people will use it for business if you can only have one program running at a time!