I won't go into how easy it is to view movies on my network with the iPad. Or samba, or the ease at which I download PDFs from the web (using the iPad) and view on the iPad.
What I need is an explanation on multitasking. I need to know the why. Why is "full" multitasking on an Android better than the "not so full" multitasking of iOS.
And that's the issue. They will buy a tool set with masonry bits, but to save $25-$50 they won't buy a drill with a hammer drill setting. MOST people don't know what the hell they want or know how to make choices. More choice just confuses them. Look at the number of people that buy the 64 Gig 3G iPad, for resale value. (Numorous people post on here recommending 3G even if you don't use it for resale value. Spending an extra $130 to get an extra $$50-$80 doesn't make sense). They then spend all this money on screen protectors, cases, case films, then realize the amount of money they spent, and have buyers remorse. Buying a simple 16 or 32 gig wifi model would have said them money, and better allowed them to enjoy the device.
Don't try to read into this. I am not saying Apple should drop the 64gig 3G model. Just saying that most people don't know how to choose, and some of the competitors play on this.
I somewhat disagree on your blindly buy and trendy. Yes, there are some that decide to try a Mac or iDevice to see what all the hoopla is about, but there are others that try it out and like it. (Smartest thing Apple ever did was SUPPORTING Windows on the Mac, instead of fighting it). I never understood what the hoopla was and thought Macs were useless. Long story short, I was talked into an iPod (1st gen Nano, on release day), later bought an old Mac from eBay, talked my mother into an iMac (she has sold 8, her friends play on it an then go buy one, her sister has bought two). Now I have an iMac, 3rd gen Nano, iPad, bought my kids MacBooks and Nano, and the wife got a 16 gig Nano with her safety points. But none were blind purchases. When asked for advice, I even recommend going to an Apple store and trying one out first. (Apple stores even allow you to plug in flash drives and install software)
Being the "Apple Guy". It's too convenient to ask you and get an answer. Why look it up in a book or on the net when the good ole "Apple Guy" is just a phone call away ? Same reason I have never butchered a deer. Too many people willing to do it for me. Too many people willing to show off their expertise. I let them.
You need to teach them how to solve there problems themselves. Remember the old saying, "Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, but teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." Same applies here.
