Perhaps, but only because it would be the perfect platform for a visual/tactile development environment (think APL-flavored Squeak + "fingerpainting" flowcharts.) Might have to wait until it's jailbroken, though.
Poll: Are you getting an iPad?
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Re: Poll: Are you getting an iPad?
#102Almost certainly. I want this form factor for some of the iphone music apps! BeatMaker would be rad on this!
Re: Poll: Are you getting an iPad?
#103There's a very small chance I might want one after playing with one.
Right now my impression is I would be buying a $500 iPod touch for people with extremely large hands. Anywhere I would want to read with it, I would take a book.
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#104My mother (who only uses the web) could switch entirely to an iPad and probably would be equally if not more happy, but the iPad requires a Mac which defeats the purpose of switching entirely.
That's not true at all. You don't need a Mac.
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#105Sure, why not? At only $499 I feel like it's worth having just to use in my house. I plan to dock it at my computer desk and use it in conjunction with my desktop for music playback, video, etc. I can undock it and go read a book or browse the internet. I certainly could use a laptop for that but this is smaller, cheaper, has a nicer display, and is going to have huge third party support. The iWork demo really shows…
"Only $499" essentially depends on where you are in this recession right now.
If you've survived so far or are back on track, if your employer or business is in the black and you're a decently-paid professional without too many expenses, it's probably a worthwhile investment in improving your digital lifestyle.
If your outlook is more mixed, especially if you're part of that 10% of Americans currently without a job, you probably want to keep that $499 in the account just in case you need it when you go out for groceries in the coming months.
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#106No. I've had it with apple. I bought a few of their products. They're beautiful and clever, but eventually I always end up feeling humiliated by how evil they are - treating me as a user like I was a worthless money machine. Also I find it hard to imagine how I would use such a device - too big to put in my pocket, no e-ink, so it can't serve as a book reader and no keyboard, so I can't use it to create things.
Agreed on the lack of e-ink. When I read that Amazon and Sony would have to struggle to provide a touch-screen, full-color interface, I thought that meant Apple had come out with an e-ink tablet. It looks really cool, yes, but frankly I'm disappointed it's not e-ink. That specific feature attracted me to the Kindle in the first place, and I absolutely love that I'm not staring at light.
What is the appeal of e-ink? I breathed a sigh of relief that it was not based on e-ink - a technology that isn't up to the task of doing what this device can do.
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#107No camera. No mutitasking. No choice of browsers. No plugin support in browser. Runs only what apple wants. Definitely not worth carrying a 10 inch display for a crippled web experience.
It might be a bit early to trot out the word "crippled" in this context. Wait until at least one other rendering engine isn't eating WebKit's dust.
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#108My old laptop died so I've been planning/saving to get a new one recently. This could serve a lot of the use of a replacement laptop, but it is still heavily limited. So no I'm not going to buy an encumbered device when it costs half of what I would spend for my thinkpad.
Re: Poll: Are you getting an iPad?
#109No. Who is the iPad for? I don't understand the target market. People whose computing needs are basic enough that this can serve as a primary computer? It plays video, and runs apps, and syncs with iTunes, but so does my iPhone and so does my macbook. It's too big to fit in your pocket, so you need a bag for it, but why not just put my macbook in the bag? I'm a power user and I demand a lot from my computers. That's…
People whose computing needs are basic enough that this can serve as a primary computer?
You say that as if it is a small market. It seems to me that it covers most of what most people do with a home computer today. What is the iPad incapable of that the average computer user can be expected to miss?
I'm a power user
What do you mean by this, exactly? I mean, how would I know if I am a power user or not?
Re: Poll: Are you getting an iPad?
#110I won't get one immediately. I might think about it a year or two down the line, after a potential price drop, and after I get to see how the whole extended DRM muddle / app store trouble pans out.