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"Even if the iPad is simply the spark that kicks off the touch-tablet craze (iphone to nexus one anyone?) - it's still a significant game-changer." Great point
by replicatorblog 17y ago
"Even if the iPad is simply the spark that kicks off the touch-tablet craze (iphone to nexus one anyone?) - it's still a significant game-changer."
Great point. I disagree about the iPad not being good for writing books. Won't Incase or Mophie come up with a $100 keyboard/case that turns this into a laptop? I think the app ecosystem will be greatly augmented by a hardware eco-system. I'm bullish on the platform.
- jnoller 17y agoLater in that comment I pointed that out - content creators will be enabled by third-party add ons, and other companies building "competitors" which further enable creation. I don't think that there is anything blocking creation on it - just that that's not the short-term aim.
- joe_the_user 17y agoNothing is blocking creation on the iPad except maybe Apple as the arbitrary gatekeeper of the App Store.
- jnoller 17y agoAnd in that; nothing is blocking apps aimed at creators from the app store. Day one will see a new version of Pages and Keynote and at least one artist/painter/sketching application. The applications will make or break the device ultimately.
- joe_the_user 17y agoI doubt a third party keyboard will change things. I'm amazed how much the success or failure of sophisticated computer products depends on their default configuration - this would seem especially true in Apple space where the reason to pay Apple's hefty prices is "it just works", not "it works once you go out and buy an accessory that you now have to carry around and worry about loosing or breaking".