If you read the IT press after the iPad launch last night, you get a mix bag of reviews. Some thinks it's great, but it's no killer product. Some thinks it's just a bigger iPod Touch. Well, I think they are all missing the point. Let me tell you why ...
So far, all the people who are making comments about this product are mostly power users and geeks. We probably make up for 5% of the general population. The iPad's main target audience is actually the other 95% of the population. Out of this 95%, a vast majority of them only needs a device that allows them to:
The Apple iPad is exactly this device, and it meets this criteria amazingly well. For the tasks I listed above, there are NO other device that can do these tasks better, in the same price, at the same size and weight and battery life. And that's a fact !
All 140,000+ iPhone apps will run on the iPad. When it comes out 2 months from now, a big portion of these apps would have been optimized to run on the iPad's bigger screen and faster CPU. And because these apps were all designed to run on limited hardware resources of the iPhone, it will run blazingly fast on the iPad.
What about Netbooks ?
Well, have you tried running Windows on a netbook, and try running Microsoft Office ? ... and how slow is that Firefox running on your netbook ? It's not instant on, is it ? How long did it take to boot your Windows ? Can you lie down in your couch, and use your netbook upside down ? And the smallest lightest netbook still don't come even close to the iPad.
The user experience you get on the iPad is just way beyond anything on ANY currently available netbook.
What about Notebooks Then ?
Yes, I hear some people say, I can get a much higher spec notebook for the price of the iPad. Well, again, the same argument for the netbooks above still applies. In addition, Notebooks are significantly bulkier and heavier. How often do you carry your notebook out for fun ?
Where does the iPad Fit In ?
The iPad is not meant to replace your primary computing device. The general scenario for the iPad is that a home would already have a Mac/PC at least. Then the family members can just get iPads for when they want to compute on the move.
Students can carry iPad to class, type some documents, reply some emails, chat with friends, refer to their textbooks, play some games.
Business people can use it to prepare some documents or presentations, reply emails, show videos to potential customers, etc.
Your parents and grandparents who has never touched a computer in their life would adapt to the iPad quite easily, because it's an intuitive touch interface. No stylus to fiddle around with.
So, again, 10 hours battery life, 680g, 0.5" thin, 10" screen, 140,000 apps, full office suite available, instant on ... There is NO competition. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the future =)
http://www.apple.com/ipad/
So far, all the people who are making comments about this product are mostly power users and geeks. We probably make up for 5% of the general population. The iPad's main target audience is actually the other 95% of the population. Out of this 95%, a vast majority of them only needs a device that allows them to:
- Browse the Internet
- Office Productivity (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Multimedia - Music, Videos, Photos
- Games
- Communication - MSN, Skype, etc
The Apple iPad is exactly this device, and it meets this criteria amazingly well. For the tasks I listed above, there are NO other device that can do these tasks better, in the same price, at the same size and weight and battery life. And that's a fact !
All 140,000+ iPhone apps will run on the iPad. When it comes out 2 months from now, a big portion of these apps would have been optimized to run on the iPad's bigger screen and faster CPU. And because these apps were all designed to run on limited hardware resources of the iPhone, it will run blazingly fast on the iPad.
What about Netbooks ?
Well, have you tried running Windows on a netbook, and try running Microsoft Office ? ... and how slow is that Firefox running on your netbook ? It's not instant on, is it ? How long did it take to boot your Windows ? Can you lie down in your couch, and use your netbook upside down ? And the smallest lightest netbook still don't come even close to the iPad.
The user experience you get on the iPad is just way beyond anything on ANY currently available netbook.
What about Notebooks Then ?
Yes, I hear some people say, I can get a much higher spec notebook for the price of the iPad. Well, again, the same argument for the netbooks above still applies. In addition, Notebooks are significantly bulkier and heavier. How often do you carry your notebook out for fun ?
Where does the iPad Fit In ?
The iPad is not meant to replace your primary computing device. The general scenario for the iPad is that a home would already have a Mac/PC at least. Then the family members can just get iPads for when they want to compute on the move.
Students can carry iPad to class, type some documents, reply some emails, chat with friends, refer to their textbooks, play some games.
Business people can use it to prepare some documents or presentations, reply emails, show videos to potential customers, etc.
Your parents and grandparents who has never touched a computer in their life would adapt to the iPad quite easily, because it's an intuitive touch interface. No stylus to fiddle around with.
So, again, 10 hours battery life, 680g, 0.5" thin, 10" screen, 140,000 apps, full office suite available, instant on ... There is NO competition. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the future =)
http://www.apple.com/ipad/
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