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Originally Posted by Quicksilver
I believe you’re missing the point.
It appears that there are various opinions regarding the device and where it fits in.
The questions you ask has to be answered by you and weather or not you need this device.
If we as a buyer can't see how it will solve any so called problem we have then
we may not buy it. (BTW I'm one of those people)
The most interesting claim Apple made for its new iPad goes to the heart of journalism's future:
According to some sources the iPad has potential to be a popular new way to get the news and a
meaningful new revenue stream for the newspaper industry. Seeing that the newspaper industry
has been having some serious problems with circulation and revenue I suppose one could call that
a problem that needs solving. That problem may or may not be of interest to you and your
decision in that regard does not negate someone else’s need for the device and the problem it may solve for them.
I hope this helps...........
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I'm not missing any point, but thanks.
You claimed that it solved many problems for many people. I'm asking what are those specific problems and resolutions, you said many, not me. My initial posting of the questions was to the "general you", but then you stated the above so now i'm specifically asking you what those problems and solutions are, because you are right about me missing the point with regards to that, I don't see the many problems nor the many solutions. Neither do many others. The vast majority of people saying that they're going to get one are the Apple fanboys. Industry technologists and trade rags are not saying "this device is revolutionary, it will make so many things better". After reading a lot of the articles about the Ipad, I'm still asking what those things are.
Regarding your example of it being an upgraded news reader, that's not a current problem, kindles, netbooks, laptops and smart phones all do that well, some better than others. Not to mention that the issue with digitizing periodicals is not a hardware problem, it's an application problem - how to secure the downloaded periodical so that it can't be shared. This device doesn't address that issue.
Also, how many people do you know are going to spend $900 or whatever the iPad costs so that they can read the periodicals more easily? Not many, especially with kindles being so much cheaper and better at it, and it actually supports my statement that tablets are in a niche market and until someone writes some killer app to take advantage of the technology, it will remain that way. But what do I know, I've only spent 22 years of my career evaluating technology.
And btw - being a technologist has everything to with discussing a new technology device
Would you rather discuss it with a landscaper?
