So aside from being easy prey for tasteless jokes, I really don’t see anything… um… “exciting” about Apple’s just-announced “iPad”. It’s a large and absurdly expensive iPod Touch.
And that’s it.
Apparently Steve Jobs spun it as the death of the Netbook in the release. For a device that won’t let you Twitter and surf the web at the same time I think that’s just a wee bit optimistic.
…especially when it costs as much as it does. $829 for the 64GB version with a 3G connection? No thanks – I can spend another $20 and get a refurbished MacBook and a 3G card from any carrier I care to name _and_ be able to use the word-processor and send email at the same time.
I don’t get it. Neither, thus far, do any of the tech blogs I follow (even the ones that are traditionally drooling Apple fanatics).
I see its place as mac for the masses, but its really rather underwhelming otherwise, heres hoping the iphone/touch/pad OS 4.0 fixes the multitasking issues and some other stuff.