Apple unveiled a brand new iPod Touch, with a point upgrade to its iPhone OS, version 3.2, in what came as shocking news to those who were expecting them to release a brand new tablet computing device.
Oh wait. This was the tablet.
As the Apple iPad goes on sale this month end, we bring you good reasons why it won't be worth your money.
Apple iPad turns out to be a major disappointment for majority of people
Apple made an assumption that because the iPhone OS is so loved, they’re selling them like hotcakes and the app store is so popular, that people would jump at the chance to buy a new device that looks incredible from Apple. Unfortunately, and I say this with great surprise and sadness, Apple messed up royally. People do not want a fancy upgrade to the iPod Touch in a 10 inch device. They want a fancy re-imagining of the Mac for a 10 inch multitouch device. Unfortunately, iPad is much more iPod than it is Mac, and this is its fatal flaw.
A brand new multi-touch interface with all the Mac Apps you use and love (iLife, iChat, iWork, etc.), all completely rewritten for a touch interface, the Apple iPad is a major disappointment in the sense that it doesn't have anything new, which it could call it's own, which will attract consumers to it. Most of the eye-catching features are already made famous by the iPod touch and the iPhone. There is no seperate identity for the iPad. I mean, at least if they had included a front facing camera, iChat could’ve taken video chat to new heights. Imagine being able to video chat from a tablet you can take anywhere. The possibilities are endless.
This slide, which came up when the iPad was being launched, sums it up for us
The only thing that looks good is iWork. iWork is very well designed for a touch interface, and I could see this being very practical. The problem is, they stopped short and made the device appear so much like an iPod Touch, particularly in the home screen, that everyone who sees it will immediately think they’re buying an iPod Touch, which for 500-800 dollars, is not worth it. I mean, being reasonable, people will ask themselves, “Do I need this?” I have a Mac and an iPhone (or iPod Touch). And due to the overwhelming similarities between iPad and iPhone in terms of OS design, people will rather save the 500 dollars and manage to survive with their MacBooks and their iPhones.
But, irrespective of the above, i still have a strong feeling that Apple will be able to sell a good number of these. The only thing is Apple's desire to make it a major new device, which everyone everywhere is using, won't be fulfilled.
The Apple iPad is nothing but an iPod touch or maybe even an iPhone with bigger screen
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