Analyst: 2010 iPad Shipments Could Reach 8-10 Million

[NebulaClash]

You must not actually do much work because all of the alternatives you listed don't work with more complex office documents. I like iWork's interface, but to call it MS Office replacement is a bit far fetched.

Everyone's needs are different, of course, but I deal with spreadsheets of thousands of rows and dozens of columns, some with VBA, lots of formatting. It works with the alternatives. Maybe what you are doing doesn't, but my stuff works.

As for Word, thousand-page docs, headers, templates, the works.

 

[undrpsi]

Everyone's needs are different, of course, but I deal with spreadsheets of thousands of rows and dozens of columns, some with VBA, lots of formatting. It works with the alternatives. Maybe what you are doing doesn't, but my stuff works.

As for Word, thousand-page docs, headers, templates, the works.

And from a 'casual' user view. I use Office at work and purchased it for home use (4 teens). I then got the new iLife family pack with OS and iWorks. The kids have all switched to the iWork apps. They don't have very big presentations, documents, or spreadsheets but tell me that iWork is MUCH easier to produce projects on. There was a little rough times when they were saving them in office format (some versions of office 2008 didn't like the new documents but would work fine when saved in the 2004 format. Same for Powerpoint...weird.)

On the whole, I also find Keynote and Pages a much simplier, but just as powerful, program when compared with the MS counterparts. Only years of working with Office makes it simple. If I had to start off cold I could see how iWork would be a great alternative for home use.

YMMV...

Jay

 

[AidenShaw]

The only really limp reaction I saw was from the limp Dan Lyons (fake steve jobs). And even he came around with his latest newsweek piece.

This latest Newsweek piece?

Daniel Lyons
Microsoft’s Unsung Success
Windows 7 is a smash hit.

From the magazine issue dated Apr 12, 2010

These days I almost feel bad for the guys at Microsoft. They've got what anyone in the world would consider a hit product on their hands, and guess what? Nobody cares. Everybody is so busy gushing over Apple's iPad — myself included — that they are not paying any attention to what's going on in the land of Windows.

To wit: Windows 7, the latest version of Microsoft's operating system, is the hottest-selling product in the company's 35-year history. In five months Microsoft has sold 90 million copies.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/235725

 

[Fast Shadow]

8 - 10 million is a ridiculous estimate. I bet by EOY it'll be in the 2 million range.

 

[Friscohoya]

Can Apple make it another year without adding a camera to the ipad? That HP Slate looks kinda sexy with video chat...I think Jobsie caves for Christmas.

 

[cumanzor]

Even though I totally disagree with the idea of a closed controller environment (and you cannot convince me, every argument I've seen so far fails, the only reason why you have all the tech you have now is because of open standards AND interoperability between systems), THIS IS ONE HELL OF A MARKET BABY!

Get your dev kits ready!