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 Sunday, January 31, 2010

Ok, it looks good, hey it is black :) fancy touches and demos well in Steve Jobs’ hands.  But do I want one of these?

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The answer is NO, for so many reasons.  I have to say I am disappointed.  I expected Apple to continue being on a roll and bring something that will change the Tablet market forever after the failure of Microsoft and others before it in the pursuit of consumer happiness :)

  • No camera? What were you thinking?  I was expecting TWO of them in the front and the back.
  • No multitasking? Really? this is not a phone, so that is not ok.
  • Is this the Kindle killer, NO WAY, it is much better and easier on the eye to read on the Kindle.  Remember, FANCY and COLORS does not mean better.
  • AT&T, really??? AGAIN???  you never learned from the IPhone deal that AT&T was your weakest link.
  • “Excellent for surfing the web” Really? with no Flash or Silverlight support?  Which web are you surfing?
  • No USB?  Really??? COMMMMEEEE ONNNN
  • No HDMI or any other video output?  COMMEEEE ONNNN
  • No 16:9 aspect ratio for watching movies?

This device is the “most important device of Steve Jobs’ career” as he said on stage two days ago in San Francisco while announcing the device.  No Steve, it is not, you have done very well, don’t sell yourself cheap with a statement like that.

The impressive part about the IPAD really is that Monotouch within 24 hours released an update to their product that will allow you to target the IPAD while continuing to build applications in C#.  I guess the good thing is that the binary format for apps is the same as IPhone while including some new namespaces for the new UI dimensions and layouts.  Kudos to the Monotouch team!

Is it just me or you agree with my opinion? Let me know here by posting a comment

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Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:47:46 AM UTC
When a new technology appears that had been over hyped and with so many wild speculations were being thrown about carelessly, being disappointed was natural consequence.

I too was disappointed.

In addition to the items you mentioned above, I'd really like to see a stylus for input. While I do like the multi-touch interface, imagine taking notes on an iPad and/or sketching a picture when you're in a meeting. No more transcribing from paper notes later... (Yes I still take most of my notes with pen and paper. I find it more convenient than lugging around a laptop with me -- that's why I'm really interested in a pen & paper substitute).

I'm starting to wonder, if we (technologists, geeks, nerds, et al.) are not the target market for the iPad. Let's face it, we want as many cool technologies crammed into our "toys" that is reasonably possible and then we'll still have something to complain about :) If Apple decided to go after those who are really looking for a simple interface, perhaps those who are "afraid" of a regular PC or Mac, an iPad maybe exactly what would work for them... Only time will tell...

In the meantime, Apple has created another potential marketplace out there, just waiting for the next must-have application that really exploits the capabilities of the iPad...

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