“There’s plenty of research by people who consider the ipad very short of functionality who have NEVER TOUCHED an iPad”
Sure, there are plenty who look at the specs and say “Wheres the beef?”
And the are plenty who have bought one, held one, tested one and find it lacking functionality and capabilities and consider it a high price geek toy.
Just for kicks the media should be comparing a decades old Amiga to any Apple PC and see which is more innovative, capable, valuable...and fun. Too bad the Amiga didn't get the free marketing boost that Apple has been getting for decades because it offered a better alternative to IBM clones than Apple ever did IMO.
Specs are not the be-all-and-end-all of tech... user experience is.
If it has something in the specs but the user can't find it to use, it's no good.
That's what this article is about... and it's why Apple IS kicking everyone else's respective hiney's ...
They know what to take out...
They know what to make as an add on for the minority who needs it and not to foist it on everyone, just because the minority MIGHT want it.
And they know how to make the features they leave in DROP DEAD EASY TO USE.
My last phone I had before my iPhone, a Motorola, had a speaker phone capability. During to TWO years I had that damn phone, I was able to use the speaker phone capability just twice... because I could NEVER find it when I needed it... the two times I did use it, the icon for it just suddenly appeared on the screen over the button... and there it was.
But other times, in the same circumstances, it was NEVER THERE. I went looking for it... and could never find it. I am not a stupid person. I am a tech savvy person. I sat there one afternoon with the thick manual for that phone in my hand and COULD NOT FIND IT. I went to AT&T and THEY COULD NOT FIND IT.
That phone had conference call features... every single time I attempted to use it, it disconnected the first call. Without fail. I had the AT&T people try it. Did the same damn thing for them. It was in the SPECS... but it did not work. Looked good on paper. But as a user interface it sucked big time. I HATED THAT PHONE... and i hated every previous phone I had beyond the first cell phone I had that simply made phone calls.
Adoption by state
| State | % of iPads | Pop. per iPad |
| California | 19.40% | 745 |
| New York | 8.19% | 933 |
| Texas | 7.95% | 1,219 |
| Florida | 6.07% | 1,195 |
| Illinois | 3.79% | 1,331 |
| New Jersey | 3.31% | 1,027 |
| Washington | 2.94% | 888 |
| Massachusetts | 2.93% | 879 |