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This article should be renamed: "Why we wish the iPad will change everything for us publishers".

• lotharbot 17y ago
  Right. Much of what the article said the iPad would "transform", I already do on my PC and lots of others do on their laptops or tablets -- things like watching TV, for example. The only thing the iPad does is puts it in a small, portable shell with a slick interface that channels revenue to Apple. There's a market for that. But I don't see it as being "transformational" in any significant way.
  • papachito 17y ago
    > The only thing the iPad does is puts it in a small, portable shell with a slick interface Netbooks do that already, and with a real keyboard.
  • stcredzero 17y ago
    There's a market for that. But I don't see it as being "transformational" in any significant way. The combination of features, form factor, and App Store, will put all of the above within reach with practically no requirement for being tech savvy. That's "transformational". I can do everything the iPad will do with my 4 year old tablet. But only the truly tech savvy would tinker with it as much as I have to get it to that point, and it's still not as slick as the iPad appears to be. I suspect my 71 year old Dad will be able to pull his out of the box, turn it on, and have an even slicker experience. Lots of non tech-savvy folks with money will want one.