Official iPad Thread

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I honestly haven't taken an analytical look it it yet.
I have a rudimentary understanding of its intended
audience and potential uses but since i'm not an early
adopter of new products I usually wait till the dust
settles and gather information later. My reason is
that at the outset there's always a lot of "lets find out
what it wont do" rather than what it "really can do"

Regarding the shattering uses part?
My answer at this point would be that the iPhone wasn't regarded
by many as a device with earth shattering uses either.
In fact it still garners a fair amount of complaints by
unsatisfied people who believe it should do this, that, or the other.
Still that hasn't stopped some of those same people
who complain about it from buying it in droves...... Go figure.....

No device has it all. Sometimes it's just the way it looks,
the way it feels, or does what it does that makes it special.
The MotoRazr is a perfect example of just a telephone
with a form, function, and look that captured mass appeal.
(but it was just a phone) For those that bought it.......WHY?
They could have bought a phone at Walmart....So there you go!!!

Originally Posted by Thunder22

Great rant, *fairway clap, the king of non-sequitor lives .

My questions however, as a consumer and technologist, have still not been answered. This isn't about me or you, it's about the device, its intended audience, potential uses, and whether it will be successful. I was actually looking forward to hearing your take on it as you are a self described fanatic about Apple products, but it seems that you and the Apple Sheeple, are just as baffled as I am as to "why".

Btw- It is not a question of not understanding the product, I understand its abilities very well. In order to not understand its intended earth shattering uses, someone would have to actually propose some earth shattering uses first so that they could be considered