This is part of an email response to my team at work--after we were talking about the iPad in the workplace during our weekly call.
"Good article, I read a lot about the iPad after it was announced and many points similar or in addition to the 10 referenced in that article were cited as weaknesses. However, I then realized that the iPad really shouldn’t be compared to netbooks because it is so far from those capabilities. I decided that it’s an additional companion electronic device that’s being offered to society. It can’t take the place of your computer or phone, though it could make a good compliment in-between the two. To that note, the new iPhone announced is essentially an iPad mini.
The closest thing to an iPad is the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, which was designed specifically for reading with an e-ink screen to reduce eye strain if you were going to sit down with a 500 page novel. While a much more sophisticated device I personally think it’s probably most useful for reading or web browsing/viewing and obviously entertainment like movies and tv shows. Alternatively, in a custom application or installation I could see them being an amazing point of sale or electronic clipboard type device.
So, long story short, as much as apple wants you to think you can do everything (and maybe more) that you could do on a computer it’s so far from that it’s hardly worth comparing. Unless it can fill a niche need I think the most practical use would be on the coffee table or kitchen counter—similar to the place where you used to put the newspaper. Since this kind of feels like a blog or forum post I’ll add IMHO (in my humble opinion)."
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Funny that they don’t point out that you can’t print from the iPad
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