of course people will complain about the price. every device i buy could be cheaper if you are asking me.
will people still buy it if they feel the price is matching what they get? yes.
It's $600, that's a lot of money to a lot of people. They don't understand why it isn't the same price as the phones, despite much more advanced tech.
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CR got a Reality Check from the response to their survey: 0% of the respondents had a "very big problem" with the iPad's heat. They have the journalistic integrity to report on what their users are actually saying in their survey. That's not great; I would expect nothing less from the magazine.
It's too bad they didn't have a "You are just trolling for publicity to even ask this silly question" option for the heating issues question on their survey. Now, that would have been great.
Perhaps that is because Flash IS supported -- through apps in the App Store. Look up machinarium. The description doesn't say it, but this is a Flash-based game. As Adobe noted in their blog last fall, it was [briefly] the #1 iPad app in the App Store. It's currently #152 on the list.
With Adobe's latest tools, any Flash developer can package their apps to be distributed to Android, Apple, and RIM app stores. MS will also have an app store for Windows 8; I'm sure Flash apps will be distributed the same way.
Few seem to be bothered that the iPad web browser is Flash-free. Large businesses have gotten the message to update to a Flash-free experience; I've seen several large commercial sites recently ditch their behemoth Flash apps.
Except there is a noticeable increase in heat. I've noticed it (we make iOS apps and have to test pretty often).
Is it an issue? Not even a little bit, which is why it got a 0%. I don't care that it is hotter sometimes, but it does get hotter.