Comments on: iPad, initial thoughts

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:12:45 +0000

Edward: Here’s more on our discussion of Apple vs Amazon in the eBook world:

http://gizmodo.com/5465323/why-and-how-apple-killed-the-999-ebook

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:10:20 +0000

Edward: I bed to differ. e-ink screens will be favored by some for their easier readability. You really should get your hands on a Kindle and try reading something on its screen, you’ll see what I mean. e-ink is very easy on the eyes compared with the iPad screen. I think Sony readers use the same technology so you might be able to check it out at a store in Boston. I think if you do you’ll see what I mean.

By: edward

edward — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:50:02 +0000

e- ink no better or worth then LCD it just depends of the circumstance.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/do-e-readers-cause-eye-strain/?partner=yahoofinance

By: edward

edward — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:40:05 +0000

wow maybe a big change in business plan for the kindle http://bit.ly/9u80xp

this sure is going to get interesting.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:57:59 +0000

Here’s a wonderful post that continues on this under the hood idea:

http://weblog.muledesign.com/2010/02/the_failure_of_empathy.php

By: Jonne Naarala

Jonne Naarala — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:22:50 +0000

That is why I hate PCs. I have to be “under the hood” all the time!

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:21:27 +0000

Jonne: I ask because the OS is quite pared down from what you’re used to with Mac OS X. Just be aware that you don’t go “under the hood” with these devices. That’s their beauty in my opinion but some folks in the computer world believe this is a liability.

By: Jonne Naarala

Jonne Naarala — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:16:48 +0000

Thanks Richard. I will seriously think about to get one. I do not have iPhone because it is linked here to one phone operator only. And I do not like that operator.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:26:17 +0000

I think so too Jonne and I think many people like you (and me and Edward) who are already Mac users will experiment with this new category of device and probably find good use for it.

However, I don’t think that’s where Apple will make the big money with it. They’ll make the big money by eventually appealing to people who ave not serious computer users and just need something for email and web browsing and making an occasional document. In a way, the iPad is an entry level Macintosh for many people. If they ever need more power and control and a different set of apps they can get a MacBook or an iBook but for many people this will be enough. And, there are so many of these users that the projections that Apple will sell millions of these this year are probably about right, many more millions in the next few years.

Let me know when you have yours, I’ll be anxious to hear what you think. Do you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch?

By: Jonne Naarala

Jonne Naarala — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:55:46 +0000

I’m now using my MacBook mainly for web browsing and e-mails (our iMac is for everything else) and I really feel that iPad would be very wonderful for my kind of use.