.....It's just a bigger iPhone, complain the privileged tech pundits.
They apparently missed the recent Pew Internet Project report on internet usage by demographic.
While it shows white users most frequently access the internet from home, black and hispanic users more frequently get online from mobile devices. Further, internet use by hispanics jumped dramatically in recent years, far exceeding the growth among whites.
The report further notes that while 83% of US adults have cell phones, only 60% use the internet from home. I've said it before: our notions of what a "computer" is have to change.....
The Pew stats show our computers as historical artifacts of a different age, built for a different purpose. The iPad is built for the ubiquitous social internet. The iPad is built for everybody who enjoys mobile internet access and the remaining 40% of users who don't have any, though I'm quite certain that experienced internet users will eventually fall in love with the device too.....
Apple's plan with the iPad is to dramatically expand the market for internet connected devices. Do you really want to bet against them?
Thanks hennie pennie.
Great reasoning, but forgets that the iPad needs another computer for daily maintenance (syncing, updates, archiving, ...). It’s not meant to replace a computer.