On Feb 4, 2010, at 1:43 AM, Constance Warner wrote:
And, as the participants pointed out, without having the device in hand,
there's not a lot you CAN say about the iPad [and similar yet-to-be released
devices] in a public forum on the radio, without looking silly.
I don't agree. The iPhone gives us some great clues and all the revolutionary changes it brought will still hold. Add to this the Time Inc., YouTube video of what SI would look like on an iPad. Also add what we have seen with the Kindle. And the current problems of the news and media industry. I don't think it requires much of a stretch of the imagination to see that the iPad is going to be a very interesting device.
The iPhone was a step backwards, missing essential features. While the
OS is very user-friendly, its ties to one network are troublesome. I
understand that when you unlock a US version iPhone, some important
features break, even with AT&T. It has limited storage, while other
companies realize that limiting storage by the size of a card instead of
installed memory is better than wasting a lot of time storing data
online where it may not be available at all times, especially when you
need it. The iPad is another step backwards because it isn't compatible
with other US GSM networks.
Apple is making their portable devices more closed than their computers
by limiting the applications that can be used on them. Of course, there
are over 100,000 iPhone apps, does Apple have to approve each one? Why
not simply say 'application source untrusted' instead and let users choose.
Do the MacBook Pro notebooks still have USB and FireWire? Lack of
FireWire has driven people from MacBooks to the Pro notebooks. Wired
transfer is often more reliable than wireless.
What's wrong with wires? Is it an aesthetic thing instead of anything to
do with operability? Steve Jobs is all about aesthetics over
utility--both together will be better. If you have to go to a computer
with iTunes to change the data on an iPad, what difference does it make
if it's with or without wires? Yes, you can download apps, or upload
data [I assume], but ultimately a computer is involved.
Is increased use of wireless safe to our health? or our wallets?
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