An yet there is a very large market for full sized motorcycles
Yes, but no where near as large as the market for cars, or (in Europe) scooters.
So you're arguing from the perspective of a business decision? Apple has cars and scooters covered and I think the size of the motorcycle market will be shown in due time.
I don't care if Apple sells billions of iPads. I only care if I should personally purchase one. Right now, it seems like a nice toy. That's about it. Not worth it to me, but perhaps worth it to others.
And one other thought... If this is good with textbooks, for students this would be attractive. But how many students can afford a laptop and also an IPad?
So you're arguing from the perspective of a business decision? Apple has cars and scooters covered and I think the size of the motorcycle market will be shown in due time.
No, I'm arguing this is a device pretty much solely for entertainment. The iPod touch is 600cc sport bike to the iPads 1000cc. The question is, is there a good market for a 1000cc sport bike. At this point it's fairly uncharted territory.
But how many students can afford a laptop and also an IPad?
Laptops are dirt cheap if you got for refurbished models. You can get a laptop that can run Windows 7 and upto Halflife 2 level games for about £200 and the prices fall everyday
No, I'm arguing this is a device pretty much solely for entertainment. The iPod touch is 600cc sport bike to the iPads 1000cc. The question is, is there a good market for a 1000cc sport bike. At this point it's fairly uncharted territory.
Truth. I'm sure they will sell plenty. But I question if this is really a game-changing device.
I think Apple should really try to get this into schools. You could have all of your textbooks on it, and could even do your homework right on it. Tap the screen, and your homework could be sent right to your teacher. Parents could monitor lessons and homework as well.
The textbook publishers should develop some kick-ass apps.
That's pretty cool. Useless to me, but nice for students.
And one other thought... If this is good with textbooks, for students this would be attractive. But how many students can afford a laptop and also an IPad?
You say that as if the students are typically the ones who pay for their own computers.
But I question if this is really a game-changing device.
I don't it's not, it's a bigger-engined sportbike. Putting a bigger engine in a vehicle so it goes faster is hardly new. Exciting yes, but not new and game-changing.
You say that as if the students are typically the ones who pay for their own computers.
For those that don't, how many parents will be willing to purchase a laptop and an iPad? I suppose a student could buy the keyboard add-on and forego a laptop, but since this only runs apps, is that really an option?
Was there any mention of video-out for this device? It would be nice if you could hook it up to a TV and play 1080p (or at least 720p) video. Is the processor not capable of that?
This was profoundly disappointing. Not only does it seem to lack any new functionality I would want, the fact that it's tied to the app store with iPad OS instead of running OS X means that, for someone like me, it's basically crippled beyond all belief. I'll buy a Windows one and use open source stuff to do what I want.
I agree with 4 and 6. 6 especially, as it struck while reading it that there are a lot of tablet devices already, and none have caught on. It will be interesting to see if Apple can succeed where nearly everyone else has failed.
The only reason why I'm tempted to get an iPad is because I generally spend over $400 a semester on text books anyway. If I purchase an iPad, I can always just get PDF's of my textbook on the internet and read it on the convenient device. It saves me the hassle of carrying around all of those heavy books, as well as money in the long run.
I plan on using a tablet all over my GeekHaus/GeekPartment...But only with IR transmission and RFID transmission. I can hack a Microsoft Slate to do all that for me, because it runs streamlined Windows 7. iPhone OS leaves no room for anything but Apple-approved devices and programs.
What I wonder about is - How long are we going to have to listen to people wankering on about how it's a "computing revolution", despite that it's just an ipod touch with a bigger screen?
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And one other thought... If this is good with textbooks, for students this would be attractive. But how many students can afford a laptop and also an IPad?
The textbook publishers should develop some kick-ass apps.
That's pretty cool. Useless to me, but nice for students.
I introduce the iPad Nano!
EDIT: Granted, I find some of those ridiculously invalid (4, 6, 7, 9, 10), but there are a few good points.