iPad…
Here’s my problem with this…. everything.
It’s is essentially a large iPod Touch/iPhone; meaning it still doesn’t multi-task and it still doesn’t have flash. The phone in my pocket multi-tasks and will soon have flash. Who out there wants a larger version of their phone? My phone (Nexus One) is more capable than an iPhone, but even I don’t want a larger version of it. At that size I want a full blown OS to play with. And who like typing on a screen? Be honest. Steve Jobs thinks netbooks don’t have a place, but that the iPad does. I think Steve Jobs is counting on hype to carry a mediocre product and bad idea (He might be right, but I hope intelligence prevails.).
I’ll be honest; I was somewhat excited at the prospect of a large touch screen device that Apple thought of. I didn’t know what purpose it would have, but I figured maybe Apple would create a purpose for it. What we got instead was a lazy idea. It is the Zack Morris iPhone. Why not put a full blown OSX on there? That would be far more compelling and drool worthy.
For $500 I can get the best netbook out there or a pretty nice small and low power laptop. All of which can do a whole lot more than this iPad.
I also really don’t like saying iPad.
