iPhone wins custody battle over iPad… MacBook cries BooHoo!
So I figured I’d give my 2 cents on this iPad situation. “Yes” I am an Apple Fan-boy, but I do see every side to every story. This iPad was introduced as the “merger product” between the iPhone and the MacBook… there’s obvious problems with this transition. It was mentioned that the iPad had to better at doing browsing, email, photos, video, music, games, eBooks. Is it better? or just bigger?… what’s better? that’s subjective. In the keynote I did notice some interface modifications from having to deal with a touch tablet – that was expected. As an example “How is browsing photos better than my iphone or macbook?” My iPhone is extremely portable AND can TAKE PICTURES!, my macbook can alter photos and network share them with any computer on my network… so… there is no “better”. The things I see being better with the iPad is games, books, movies, and reading… in relation to the iPhone.
In my graph below I point out that there are some short-comings to the iPad from being the true “central transitioned” product. There’s a lot missing! My biggest one is the USB port. Really, how about connecting an external DVD drive or a card reader to transfer pictures. Become a more independent device rather than a slave device to a central computer… that’s why it’s more related to the iPhone or iPod Touch than the MacBook. They need to close this gap more to actually have the central device. Add a camera to the iPad… really?! I understand Apples position on this to test products at their most stripped down version then as other versions come they add more stuff (i.e. GPS and Video on the newer iPhones). And where the heck is Flash Support?!! This is the most embarrassing blunder I have seen so far with a mobile device and Apple. The iPad is still lacking but has a lot of potential of being a great portable device. I know without a doubt that Apple will address the “missing features” in future versions… you must understand that Apple stretches the life of all their products by holding back features in first released products. My bets always go on the 3rd version – that’s usually when they get it right.
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