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John Doerr: The Next Big Thing
- bluedanieru 17y agoI really don't care about the iPad. I hope it does well, and I think it's a neat device and a good idea, but it's marketed to a segment that I don't belong to and I can't imagine what I'd do with it if I had one. Nonetheless I'm sure it will be a wonderful device for a lot of people. But saying "Instead of holding a MOUSE, you’re holding MAGIC" might actually cause me to roll my eyes so hard they rocket out the back of my head. Artificial gravity and force fields and warp drives are "magic." The iPad is merely the next big thing (although comparing it to web browsers in impact might be a bit much). So is it just me, or does this article overdo it?
- chmike 17y agoI'm ready to bet for the success of this type of devices and specially the iPad. Considering the iPad as a bigger iTouch/iPhone is too reductive. They have different constrains and thus different usage domains. I would prefer an open system, but read (again) Getting Real from 37Signals. The iPad limitations and choices make perfect sense and won't impediment it's adoption.
- bluedanieru 17y agoI don't really disagree with any of that, although the degree of success remains to be seen (and I'd really rather not speculate). But I don't think it's "magic" even in the most figurative sense. But again, I don't think it's marketed towards people like me and maybe this is a part of that.
- ajscherer 17y agoI guess hyperbole comes easy when you are investing $100 million in something. I found the slide with Mouse on one side and Magic on the other pretty humorous as well. Referring to Steve Jobs as "Supreme Commander of the Rebel Forces" is doublespeak that would make Big Brother blush.
- arethuza 17y agoI wonder what the chances are of getting a response from emailing those folks directly?
- kvs 17y agoiPad will do to personal computers what iPhone did to smartphones. Let's not worry about iPad or iSlate but think of it as a new mode of computing. I can see schools, hospitals, first responders (police, ambulance, fire department) adopting (or moving to) this kind of device. Question is what will they need on these devices to do their jobs better?
- robryan 17y agoOne thing they will need is an open device for their custom software. I think the iPad's play is individuals and other similar open device might capture the speciality business use cases.
- ww520 17y agoMulti-touch on a larger screen does make a difference. The killer app would be porn-related that would rocket the IPad to mainstream.
- pvdm 17y agoNext Big Thing is the iPad ? NOT !