iPad, uPad, we all Pad
Well, I don’t.
General sense of the iPad is that it’s pretty cool. But other stuff does what it does better. And probably cheaper.
ESR:
It’s a triumph of style over substance, cool over utility, form over actual function.
Les Jones has a round up.
April 23rd, 2010 at 11:38 am
Upon reflection, I think it’s really a highly overpriced convenience device. Other stuff does what it does better, but the pad form-factor makes it more convenient in many situations (reading or web-browsing from the couch or in bed, etc.) than even a netbook.
If I could get one for free, I’d take it gladly. If the price was equal to what it is, I might be tempted to buy one. I wouldn’t pay more than about $200 for it, though – and that would be stretching it. If I’m going to pay $400-$600 dollars for something, it needs to do more than the iPad can no matter how cool it looks.
April 23rd, 2010 at 9:48 pm
Herr Raymond hast recht.
April 24th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Yes they are overpriced, but having had one since day one I have no regrets. How I’m using it is still evolving, but even if it never left the house I’d be happy using it. I have over 4000 pages of loading manuals scanned and on it as PDF’s. It’s great in the shop as a book, radio, video and ipod. Much more convenient then the laptop there.
April 24th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
Doesn’t this describe pretty much every Apple product?
April 24th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
To add more to my previous comment, Apple has always been the computing equivalent of a rusted out junker that’s been “fixed” up with liberal use of bondo and paint. It may look all shiny and new on ths outside, but the second your start looking around inside, it becomes horrifying to behold.
I remember when I was working on my BS in Computer Science and some of the things I learned about the MacOS in the operating systems course. All my arts and humanities friends would gush about how great MaxOS9 was and, meanwhile, I’m like “Wait, they have all of their apps running in a single address space and they can all see each other’s memory? WTF, is this the 1970’s?”
April 24th, 2010 at 10:52 pm
If you’re conjugating the verb iPad, it’s supposed to go like this:
“iPad, uPad, he, she or it Pads”