Comments on: Big hopes for the iPad’s impact http://www.whitewallweb.com/blog/2010/02/10/big-hopes-for-the-ipads-impact/ Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:39:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: David Ramsay http://www.whitewallweb.com/blog/2010/02/10/big-hopes-for-the-ipads-impact/#comment-18096 David Ramsay Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:28:36 +0000 http://www.whitewallweb.com/?p=374#comment-18096 I think this will be like all apple stuff, we'll buy it because it looks better than the competition, both in hardware and interface, curse it later when we realise that it was not a good as it could have been and the clever interface has been copied by every one else and made into what it should have been from day 1. So I say bring on the HP Slate. I think this will be like all apple stuff, we’ll buy it because it looks better than the competition, both in hardware and interface, curse it later when we realise that it was not a good as it could have been and the clever interface has been copied by every one else and made into what it should have been from day 1.

So I say bring on the HP Slate.

]]> By: Nigel http://www.whitewallweb.com/blog/2010/02/10/big-hopes-for-the-ipads-impact/#comment-18071 Nigel Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:23:48 +0000 http://www.whitewallweb.com/?p=374#comment-18071 My one concern is, who would in fact use this? I'm in the IT industry, and well, I just don't see a big demand for a tablet pc in any shape or form, let alone the (aptly named) iPad. Could it be for those hordes that don't want to lug about an actual notepad? Or is it for a complete technophile? Another question stands, if it uses touchscreen, what about those people with sausage fingers that WANT to be on the cutting edge of technology, realising they can't really use said touchscreen device, of their aforementioned sausage fingers? I honest to God, think that this is just another (really expensive) paperweight. Please prove me wrong. My one concern is, who would in fact use this? I’m in the IT industry, and well, I just don’t see a big demand for a tablet pc in any shape or form, let alone the (aptly named) iPad.

Could it be for those hordes that don’t want to lug about an actual notepad? Or is it for a complete technophile? Another question stands, if it uses touchscreen, what about those people with sausage fingers that WANT to be on the cutting edge of technology, realising they can’t really use said touchscreen device, of their aforementioned sausage fingers?

I honest to God, think that this is just another (really expensive) paperweight. Please prove me wrong.

]]> By: Noel http://www.whitewallweb.com/blog/2010/02/10/big-hopes-for-the-ipads-impact/#comment-17955 Noel Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:59:02 +0000 http://www.whitewallweb.com/?p=374#comment-17955 I can't help spotting some parallels with the release of a new U2 album: Critics the world-over gather increasing momentum and public airtime slagging off what is initially classified "too far from the tree" or "having lost the plot" or even "a sign of decline", but scatter quickly when said album flattens award shows, out-sells previous albums, sets new benchmarks for scores of copycat artists and ultimately endears their efforts to a new legion of fans. Or is it just me? I can’t help spotting some parallels with the release of a new U2 album: Critics the world-over gather increasing momentum and public airtime slagging off what is initially classified “too far from the tree” or “having lost the plot” or even “a sign of decline”, but scatter quickly when said album flattens award shows, out-sells previous albums, sets new benchmarks for scores of copycat artists and ultimately endears their efforts to a new legion of fans.

Or is it just me?

]]> By: Hugh http://www.whitewallweb.com/blog/2010/02/10/big-hopes-for-the-ipads-impact/#comment-17945 Hugh Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:44:07 +0000 http://www.whitewallweb.com/?p=374#comment-17945 I’m with the fact that tablet computing could very well become the standard in years to come. It makes sense really, and I’m pretty excited to see where it goes. I just find it annoying that Apple are getting the cred for starting this wave off when tablets have been around for longer than the iPad. Plus, other tablets use proper grown-up operating systems (Windows, Linux...), not like the iPhone/iPad OS which is more restrictive. This is fine for a mobile device like a phone, but not for high-end computing or even mid-level computing. I can't see a tablet with a mobile OS replacing a laptop or netbook, so yeah - I'm totally behind tablet computing, but I just don't think the iPad is practical if it's supposed to be a substitute for laptops/netbooks. Companies like Lenovo and HP have got this right with their tablets, but I think Apple fell short in this case. I’m with the fact that tablet computing could very well become the standard in years to come. It makes sense really, and I’m pretty excited to see where it goes. I just find it annoying that Apple are getting the cred for starting this wave off when tablets have been around for longer than the iPad. Plus, other tablets use proper grown-up operating systems (Windows, Linux…), not like the iPhone/iPad OS which is more restrictive. This is fine for a mobile device like a phone, but not for high-end computing or even mid-level computing.

I can’t see a tablet with a mobile OS replacing a laptop or netbook, so yeah – I’m totally behind tablet computing, but I just don’t think the iPad is practical if it’s supposed to be a substitute for laptops/netbooks. Companies like Lenovo and HP have got this right with their tablets, but I think Apple fell short in this case.

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