iPad = iDontGetIt
Ok, so I bought into the hype and found myself wondering what the new release by Apple could possibly be. I read through the rumors and stories about how it was a game changer and that our lives would be profoundly affected by its very existence.
Earlier today I listened in on the iPad introduction and watched along on Engadget to view the play by play of the actual screens.
I guess my thoughts after some time to let it soak in are best expressed by this screen shot:
(courtesy of engadget.com)
Listen, I love gadgets and technology. But, I have the following:
Droid phone - Verizon
iPod Touch - for running Apps
Laptop - for work on the go
Workstation - work
Please tell me where the iPad fits in and what it replaces. ? You can't.
It can't make calls so it doesn't replace my phone. It can't run all of the programs from my laptop and/or workstation that I use daily to do my work.
Oh, it runs apps and now you can read books on it. Hmmmm. Oh, and it yet another monthly fee to add to the already growing list of fees that revolve around people in the tech world. Adding insult to injury is that the monthly fee is paid in exchange for service from AT & T. Jesus - why not just have Cat 5 running to it - may work better in some areas.
So, near as I can tell, it replaces the books I read during the course of my life. But, call me old fashioned - I look at enough screens all day long and appreciate the feel of a paperback and laying on the couch. Besides, that a hell of an expensive book . . . display machine.
So, iPad = iDontGetIt.
