Im not an Apple fan but I am an admirer of some of the technology they have brought forward. The Iphone for example I consider to be an amazing piece of kit, But I dont understand the appeal of the iPad. From what I have seen its simple a big iPhone but you cant use it as a phone? it doesnt have usb connectivity, it cant use flash, its memory is pityful, the apps are expensive and you cant cross platform apps from your iPhone. Its touted as an Ereader but from I can see subscriptions are really expensive and true Ereaders have far better display technology. Its touted as a multimedia platform but without flash support it looses half the content on the internet. And then theres the price. Lowest £430 to highest at £700. A top of the range netbook will cost you half of this, has more features, better storage and has multi tasking. If you really want a tablet, then there are plenty of makes out there that have better specs and are far cheaper. from what I have seen the technology and the bits inside are worth a price point of between £200 and maybe £250 tops.
But what amazes me is the amount of people buying this. I suppose it proves that human stupidity is bottomless and that with the right marketing and hype you can put your logo on dog**** and people will buy it.
I wont go into what I think of there software and ownership policies as thats a whole different kettle of fish I dont want to get started on. I may start another thread on that
If anyone is buying one, or is going to, I would love to know your views on this.