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What I was missing about the iPad

I finally watched the whole iPad announcing keynote yesterday, and realized something different.

Have you figured out what Steve Jobs emphasized most? It was not the hardware technology, it was not the gorgeous iWorks software or the iBook, it was the prize.

The prize starts from $499, And it is a breakthough. They seemed to put all of the efforts to reach down to that prize. And that's the main reason why the iPad is missing all the features we expected. (I mean hardware-wise)

What that means? The ACCESSIVILITY. iPad is not for the people like you and me. (You know what I mean by that) It's for the people who doesn't own a laptop maybe, or who doesn't do anything except surfing the web, playing games, watching videos or listening to music, even if they own a laptop or a pc. Steve Jobs already gave each of them a very attractive device which they "have to own" because it's a "phone", and made them to learn how to use it, and he finally revealed a device in front of their faces which is just right for them. They don't ever need to learn how to use it. 

See, the iPad sales will be higher than we thinking. And we tech geeks
and developers will have more chances to make people to live a fun and better life, with the device.

My first impression of Apple iPad

Now, finally the Apple tablet has been released. It's officially called "iPad" (the name is also being a target of sarcasm)

The hype was really huge, and I also was one of the victims, so a lot of people may have disappointed by the real product. And it's true, It was not as huge as I thought. But as I'm watching many informations about it, I feel it's very reasonable and very Apple-ish.
I was disappointed by the lack of camera also, but it would not be reasonable if it had. it'll be good for a video chat, but no one will take pictures or videos with an 10-inch device.

However, apps for iPad will have a lot of advantages, You can do even more than iPhone apps with a big screen. There will make many other new business models I think.
And this is just a start. This new product will make a new industry. iPad is the first tablet device which has the OS specialized only for touch interface like iPhone, so in my opinion, after a few years touch-based device will be main stream and iPad may be the start of the era.

But I still wonder. will someone be carrying iPhone, iPad, and a MacBook together? iPad cannot alternative iPhone or MacBook yet, so we should be watching how high will the sales go up. But you know, it's Apple. it's very pretty and attractive.