I have an iPhone and three Mac desktops but no lap top or iPad.
As best as I can determine, the big market is for business uses for those who work a lot out of the office. Unlike most laptops that preceded the iPad, it can access the internet and do more that just send and receive emails etc. And there is the GPS aspect of it although it certainly did not pioneer that nor is it alone in the market.
However, as bad as I hate to play into the naysayer’s hands, it is just cool and people like to play with it. All the swiping and turning and other operational tricks one does to use it makes it cool. It is small enough to make it a large iPod and it has iPhoto, etc. Oh yeah, a two way camera. There are lots of things you can do with it whether for work, play, or personal.
“As best as I can determine, the big market is for business uses for those who work a lot out of the office.”
That makes a lot of sense.
I actually only have a laptop and non-smartphone myself, but am curious about technology.
It seems to me that eventually, everybody will have a smartphone, a laptop, and a tv that does all the things iPod and laptops do such as go online. All three devices would be the same, except for the difference of size. Laptops for personal use, smartphones for portable use, and tv sets for family or communal use.
Is this the way most techno people think the future will be?