this is violence — fact after inaccurate fact

Apple seems to also view this as an accessory. What this needed to be was a computer. A new, better, more relevant computer, but a computer. That Apple expects people to sync this to another computer is either profoundly short sighted, or just stupid. Neither of which feels like the Apple I know. By positioning the iPad as peripheral, Apple took what should have been a really cheap, amazing computer in a world of terrible cheap computers, and instead positioned it as a really expensive toy.

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Justin Spohn has written the best analysis of the iPad yet.

Aside from the deeply flawed introduction, I haven't heard a single legitimate complaint about the device that can't be solved in software. Even Justin's concern about iPad as peripheral, which I share, can be solved by moving the hub of the digital lifestyle into the cloud.

Comments

[Adam Rice]

I think Mike communicated more of what I was trying to say than I was able to above. Mantle of 'best analysis yet' has passed. link

[Carolee]

At first I thought I wanted it, but I really, really need it to multi-task - I need to be able to browse the web and have a chat window up and active, for example. It's one of the things that drives me crazy abt my iPhone - I'll be reading a webpage and get a text and have to switch apps to answer it. On my phone, that's reasonable, bc of screen real estate, but on what *should* be a laptop, completely unacceptable.