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To: BunnySlippers
When the iPad came out, I was thinking I was going to pass it up since I didn’t really need it. I kept looking at it in the stores and when the first day for the 3G came around, I stood in line to get one.

I am sooo happy I did. Originally I was wowed by iBooks which most people are but didn’t think I’d find uses for it beyond using apps and email. But I found that I never have to lug my MacBook Pro with me and I always carry the iPad. I really like web surfing on it as it easy to re-size the type.


Same here. I was lacking in imagination on the potential applications. The more I thought of it the more I realized how groundbreaking the iPad was. Many people do not need a laptop or desktop computer. They surf the net, email, watch videos, listen to music and process photos. Bingo! Very large sector of the technology market.

I began to think more about other potential corporate applications and even that universe began to expand from Drug Reps to Bankers. My wife is a Neurologist who does nonstop educational lectures and I was going to get her an Air in addition to her MacBook. Obviously the iPad would be a better choice for weight and capabilities. Why purchase a redundant computer?

Finally, when I travel I like my MacAir for weight and durability. When the iPad models upgrade with camera for video conferencing there will be less of a need for me even to lug around that "heavy" 3 pounder.

This really was a brilliant marketing move on the part of Apple. Indeed it was never meant to replace the desktop or laptop in all applications, but was to open new markets and to replace laptops were computing power is not a necessity. I think it will definitely impact the low end laptop computer market.
25 posted on 07/07/2010 7:36:09 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the occupation media.)
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To: PA Engineer

The iPad has certainly impacted the low end notebook market. People who want easy access to content (content consumers) are the primary audience for the iPad.


37 posted on 07/15/2010 3:16:23 PM PDT by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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