First of all - apologize for the hiatus. Have been meaning to write for quite some time, but never managed to. Hoping I can be a little more regular with these now.
Back to the subject of this post. I have read enough on the iPAD and have made up my mind now - I will not buy this particular Apple. Infact, I don't believe this first gen iPAD will sell more than a few million units which is definitely much less than what is needed to set this market ablaze.
Here are the things that irritate me:
1) No multi-tasking: Its a well known fact that the iPAD is nothing but a bigger iPod Touch. If Apple really wanted to create a market that fills the gap between a phone and a notebook, and wanted to replace the netbooks (coz "they dont' differntiate much") - this is certainly not something you compromise on
2) No Adobe Flash support: I was irriated to hell this weekend when I tried watching some of my favorite shows on my iPod Touch while running. Lack of Flash support was very frustrating. I understand that Steve Jobs feels that Adobe is lazy and not doing the right things, but what about the users? Shows that can't be watched online include Jobs' favorite Daily Show.
3) E-Book: I can understand how Kindle would be worried but not too much (hence the "we've sold millions in the press release" by Mr. Bozos or is it Bezos). Apparently the iPad screen is not too reader friendly in daylight. I still remember the culture shock when we saw hundreds of sun bathing students doing their studies on the USC lawns. Can't imagine them to be frustrated while trying to read from their iPads
4) Price: For all broke people like me, shelling out another $700 for the iPAD (thats the price of the one with AT&T connection folks - don't be fooled with the $500 price point) vs buying a Acer netbook for under $300 is a no brainer. Its the # 2 computer company in the world now!
So - there it goes. Its almost a rant. But this will be my final decision the iPAD. God - please give me strength to stand by my decision. :)
