What the Apple iPad really is

What the Apple iPad really is
[08-02-2010]

Enough ranting: The iPad isn't what I thought it would be, either. Focus on what it's truly designed for and you may like it

As with the launch of every new Apple product, detractors and enthusiasts have dug in, with one side proclaiming the iPad an instant failure and the other vigrorously defending all that is Apple.

Lost in this nonsense is a clear notion of what the iPad really is. Certainly it's not a laptop or a netbook. It's not even a tablet PC. It's a media consumption device -- nothing more, nothing less.

Apple realized long ago that if you provide a "normal" user with a high-quality product that delivers high-quality content for a reasonable price, you can make a mint. The company proved that several times in the past decade. The iPad is nothing more than a way to expand the market to include ebooks and online publications (hence the New York Times plugs). Content is king, not the device.
Source: [infoworld.com]

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