Wow, who would have thought that the industry is worried that an Apple product is priced so low?
You know, I just have to say this:
Apple knows that we will pay virtually anything for a slick well-designed product that works. Then why didnt we get a touch-capable Snow Leopard version of this tablet? I mean, we would have been willing to pay big bucks for it, right? Then why didnt the iPad live up to all to the hype? (The hype that WE created BTW)
Because it wouldnt work and heres why:
Problem number 1) They would have had to redesign Snow Leopard to work with a touch interface and that means they would now have 3 operating systems to deal with. Then they would have to redesign iWorks (they did that one), iLife, iMovie, etc. all for this touch interface.
Solution: They already have an OS that is specifically designed for a touch interface.
Problem number 2) (This is the big one) There are no 3rd party software titles for Snow Leopard that are designed for a touch interface! Unless the programs are designed for a touch interface they would be glitchy and unpredictable. So people would have loaded up something like Photoshop only to realize then that Photoshop isnt designed for their finger
and neither are any of the titles you own.
Solution: They already have 140,000 software titles that are designed for a touch interface plus they have thousands of developers that know how to make more titles.
Problem number 3) The input device (your giant finger) isnt as precise as a cursor especially on a tiny 10 screen. Why do you think the icons are the size and shape they are on the iPhone? Because any smaller and you be constantly activating the wrong one.
Solution: The iPhone OS is designed with your giant finger in mind.
Mark my words, these slate PCs with Windows 7 are going to be aggravating, glitchy, and unusable. Every time Ive seen actual demos of Windows 7s touch interface its been on a HUGE 32(or larger) monitor you know, because youre inputting with your giant finger. And people will soon realize their 3rd party software titles wont work correctly.
The only hope for slate PCs is to put something like Android on it
and then of course all of those will look like big ole iPad wannabees only they wont have as many apps.
Weve only seen the hardware people, Im betting the new iPad apps are going to blow our collective socks off.