I still feel like I'm missing something here.
All incredulity aside, I still don't see this selling as well as other people do. I was disappointed in the device's feature-set. Don't get me wrong, I didn't at all believe some of the rumors that were floating around out there regarding TV tuners, and built in cameras. I never expected the Apple tablet to be THAT capable - at least in it's initial iteration.
The OS was the disappointment for me. This device seems as though the hardware engineers put in all the work, and the software engineers - well, the OS software engineers slept. Even though the individual applications look absolutely beautiful (contacts, calendar, etc.), the OS is lack-luster. Apple didn't do anything to give ME a good reason to buy one. They stuck an iphone on an air compressor, and blew it up... It looks different, but it's not.
Do I want one??? Absolutely; but I still find it extremely difficult to justify one. Currently, from a feature-set's perspective, we don't gain anything that doesn't already exist on an iPhone (except perhaps trying to tote one around with me everywhere I go) - if I traveled a lot (which I don't), maybe.
Does anybody else wonder how many ergo-based lawsuits will evolve from something like this? It would be nice if the thing could be set on a table, or desktop for input, but because of the convex back-plane, it'll wobble around like a pirate who lost his peg. No, it has to be held on your lap, or in your hands. I'm interested to see how this device evolves.
Don't get me wrong; stylistically, it's beautiful.
It's design is absolutely stunning, and from a hardware's perspective, this wasn't even on the map. If it survives (which I'm sure it will - news agencies will push this device like a punk pushes dime-bags), this thing has a lot of potential; from MY perspective, remote desktop solutions will be incredible.
In order to change the future, I guess you have to start somewhere.
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