Let’s be clear on one point....again: I’m NOT anti-Apple.
However, don’t confuse marketing hype/buzz with capability. Apple has a real knack for causing buzz; they’re the “hip” technology provider, to be sure. They are innovative and place an emphasis on design and user interface. Not a thing wrong with that.
Still, they must exist in a world of existing products/technologies, and to arbitrarily eliminate some of these basics (don’t just take my word for it; look at many online reviews) seems irresponsible, at best. You point to sales figures alone as proof of their “genius”. No doubt that unit sales count a lot.....but don’t tell me it equals technological superiority.
After 26 years in the business, I sure as hell know better.
Let’s see how happy these folks are in six months when iPad II hits the stores for a couple hundred less and with far more capability. If that doesn’t happen, I will eat my hat.
Remember Apple sending “rebate” checks to all the poor saps who bought iPhones ....only to see the iPhone 3G come out a short time later with more capability at half the price?
Same thing. Just watch. Not wishing ill on them or anyone else; they have track record.
I won’t argue your points, but people upset that the 3GS cost less and does more than they paid for their original 3G iPhones didn’t dump Apple, they upgraded to the 3GS immediately or did so when their contracts expired.
Early adopters for the most part know what they are getting in for.
The hardware isn’t what makes the iPad interesting, its the user experience that hardware is built to provide that makes the iPad a potential game changer.
6 months ago I would have looked at the entire concept of the iPad and laughed at it as nothing more than hype, today I see that this could indeed prove to be something important. What changed in those 6 months? I upgraded my antiquated old flip phone and got an iPhone.. It took that for me to finally get the hype around the thing. Up until I was actually using one I thought of them as nothing more than toys, now I get it.
I won’t deny Apple is about coolness and hype, and no I’m not running out to buy an iPad, unless of course I come up with a nice idea for an APP, since I did purchase all the infrastructure to develop iPhone apps as well shortly after getting my phone. However, it definitely could prove itself to be a game changer, not because its technically an impressive device at the hardware level, but because it takes the proven user experience of the iPhone and puts it on a portable PC... that definitely has the potential to change things.
Time will tell if it does or not.
After 26 years in the business, I would think people would have a little more reserve in pronouncing a product a failure because it doesn't have a USB port. No one I have talked to who has purchased an iPad is complaining about the lack of a USB port. What I hear is "I love this thing." And I am surprised at the number of software programmers I have seen with an iPad already. Several of those I talked to already have a Kindle and they consider the iPad an upgrade.
They are innovative and place an emphasis on design and user interface.
That's why Apple has a loyal user base. But users have to pay for that design. Apples products are expensive, but then so is a BMW. If someone doens't want to pay the price, then there is always a Ford or a Chevy.
Same thing. Just watch. Not wishing ill on them or anyone else; they have track record.
In the past 26 years, how many computer and software companies have gone out of business? I am always glad when I see a company prosper. Apple is prospering.
Let’s see how happy these folks are in six months when iPad II hits the stores for a couple hundred less and with far more capability. If that doesn’t happen, I will eat my hat.
Of course that's going to happen. I asked a programmer about that. He's says at that point he will buy the latest model and give the present one to his mother. That's what I would call a thoughtful son.
Yep, that was really, really dumb of them. Absolutely ruined the iPhone. That's the reason iPhone was a colossal flop.