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iPad Unsurprisingly Registering Most Popular With Affluent Young Adults Already Owning Apple Products
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Ahh, I remember those days...? Wait, no I don't! I lived paycheck to paycheck paying the rent.
Iʻm 52 and ordered a 64 3G ipad, I travel a lot and look forward to the possibility of not needing to take my macbook to do presentations, keynote will handle that, take notes that would be downloadable in MS Word and enjoy a movie and book without strain and share my latest family and business photos in a reasonable format. I am not in the younger bracket, and do not, based on the income level, consider myself affluent, but I do see it as something that will make my life and work easier.
It's kinda cute how everyone on here knows so much about the average consumer and what they want, and therefore whether or not the iPad will succeed. News flash, guys: You can't think outside your own box and you don't really understand the non-techies. Apple does, that much is obvious.
Really? I've been looking and have not found one that does what you suggest while remaining Light Weight, Responsive Performance, Finger optimized UI, Good Battery life and costs around 500$. I'm looking to buy one next week, so if you can provide me some models to look at, I will gladly compare them. If they truly are better, I will get one of them instead.
For Sure, I'm new hear but, Have been reading since 2002! yeah I know I should have registerd b4 but better late then never
about the iPad I want one but I want a camera in it so I can do on the go Video conferencing. and, I also want it to have a GPS Application in it.
I'm also interested to see if any of the other tablets run iPad apps. Which of the tablets is able to run iPad apps is going to really drive my decision. So far my list looks like:
1. iPad
Which industry would that be, the publishing industry? *cough* Random House *cough*
The 18-35 year old Apple fanboy industry? Oh ok.
target market
I think the iPad will be a reasonable success, but it will take longer than the iPhone. There are a few issues, and Apple's missing the boat.
I think they're marketing to the wrong crowd. Young punks don't care about reading, and the design of the iPad makes little sense to them. The young generation has already adapted to 3" screens. They're texting maniacs, and want the most portable 'cool' kit they can find.
The iPad is perfect for someone like my mom. It's big enough for her to see, and easy enough for her to use. Older folks don't 'get' technology, and with the iPad, they don't have to - they just touch what they want, and it works.
The other group that the iPad could appeal to are middle-age parents and business folks, like me - if Apple would think this thing through a bit more. The reasons I'm not buying the 1st gen model are lack of space (64GB too small, need 128), lack of camera, control of device too restrictive.
There are some brilliant ideas surrounding the iPad... Apple is *this* close to a near perfect device of this type... I'm hoping they'll back down on the chinchyness and the control-freakery just enough to make this the killer platform it could be.
I think the iPad will be a reasonable success, but it will take longer than the iPhone. There are a few issues, and Apple's missing the boat.
I think they're marketing to the wrong crowd. Young punks don't care about reading, and the design of the iPad makes little sense to them. The young generation has already adapted to 3" screens. They're texting maniacs, and want the most portable 'cool' kit they can find.
The iPad is perfect for someone like my mom. It's big enough for her to see, and easy enough for her to use. Older folks don't 'get' technology, and with the iPad, they don't have to - they just touch what they want, and it works.
The other group that the iPad could appeal to are middle-age parents and business folks, like me - if Apple would think this thing through a bit more. The reasons I'm not buying the 1st gen model are lack of space (64GB too small, need 128), lack of camera, control of device too restrictive.
There are some brilliant ideas surrounding the iPad... Apple is *this* close to a near perfect device of this type... I'm hoping they'll back down on the chinchyness and the control-freakery just enough to make this the killer platform it could be.
Well according to this survey, the exact OPPOSITE of Apple fanboys, arent very interested.
Im not sure about the iPad, I just cant see why Id want to put it on my desk, hook up the little keyboard and start typing something into iWork which is rubbish compared to Word- when Ive got my laptop on the desk with C2D, 17 inch screen, multitasking and all the rest, right next to. Exactly why would I bother in that case
I mainly see this being handy round the house for kitchenn, and sofa usage. I think this thing will be largely popular with women (hence iPad??)
But main reasons I love the iphone are for internet on the go (transit, bar, restaurant, office, toilet lol) and then I really dont want to be wipping out a big ol iPad. I can have one hand searching the other doing other stuff. Qith ipad you have to be really committed. Which is why I cant see why they bothered with the 3G. Really limited use IMO.
Another thing is a phone you can use one handed...I often browse in bed and then again I dont want some device I have to sit up for and use two hands. Not saying this wont sell by the way. But at my work I heard 3 people talk about it day after launch, 2 werent impressed, one couldnt wait to get her hands on it.. and she was the girl.
I just really wih Apple would update the Macbook Pros, and update the specs a little more than once a year... pretty please. Ive got the money ready and waiting
Sorry but this screams like TRYING to find uses, rather than it actually being needed. When would you be working on these charts using the touch screen??? And if youre going to bother hooking up the add on keyboard, why not fire up your laptop and use full excel with maybe a few other tasks running 8in the background??
Honest question
Housewives???
Like what people did with their Apple IIs when they first came out. Tried to find a use for something that was not yet useful, but obviously awesome. And they did. We wouldn't be talking about iPads now if they hadn't.
HP Slate runs flash. along with other tablets. no need for special apps. code once and run anywhere
There is a point where quantity turns into quality. A 9" iPod Touch isn't an iPod Touch anymore, it is something new and better.
A device is only useful if you have it with you. The iPad is significantly smaller and lighter than any full laptop and the UI will be more responsive then any netbook running a full Desktop OS. It can be used comfortably while standing, and has battery life to last all day. It's a more useful device to have with you while on-the-go.
The iPad will allow users to have their documents and data on-hand more frequently and do so in a form factor that will allow for light to moderate content creation and editing with little compromise.
For me and many other potential users, the convenience far outweighs the limitations. For example I can be waiting for a train and if something crosses my mind on an upcoming presentation, I can be start reading the doc and making changes within seconds. If I had a netbook with me, It would just be too inconvenient to get a task done that I would likely push it off to later.
If you have watched the presentation, you'd see that the iPad is not meant to replace a Laptop/Desktop for the heavy lifting work. Anybody looking to do so will be disappointed.
I remember the 90's very well but I do not remember that all books were going to be on CD-ROM. How about some references to that claim. I began programming in 1992 and I never heard that claim. I never even heard that all the books and maps would be digitized, let alone on CDs. Even the USGS maps, the basis for all the GPS maps today were not digitized until 2000. The Gutenberg projects began seriously in 1994 but by the end of 2000 they had scanned barely 4000 books. Now 30,000 of course. So please give us some links to this claim. Surely one person said so but it was not a common idea.