The iPad Has A New Competitor That Has Been Dubbed a "Killer"

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I hate to tell you this but touch screen computers have been around for years. All the IPad did was put one on instead of a mouse. Nothing new there really.

We had an Amana Microwave back in the 70's with a touch screen interface. Are they comparatively the same? Nope. It's the interface and OS that make the iPad very attractive for most computer users on the go.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

It is capable of using Flash, but the functionality is disabled because of a rights dispute between Apple and Adobe.

Basically apple fears that flash may undermine its App store....so its effectively crippled its product in order to avoid it. Friend and I needed to check out a site last night. He whips out his Iphone and gets a blue dot. I pull out my HTC and we get the info we need. Enough said.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

... the iPad is going to create a niche market all their own.

Yes, the existing niche market of Apple cultists.

[Niels Bohr 72]

Never had any problems with a PC.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Never had any problems with a PC.

*cough* bullѕhit *cough*

[JohnSmith2007 353]

We had an Amana Microwave back in the 70's with a touch screen interface. Are they comparatively the same? Nope. It's the interface and OS that make the iPad very attractive for most computer users on the go.

If you think this is the way to go then go for it! I have a betamax machine for sale if you want one.

[Niels Bohr 72]

Seriously, never.

*cough* bullѕhit *cough*

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Seriously, never.

ok, dude.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

If you think this is the way to go then go for it! I have a betamax machine for sale if you want one.

I'm not sure if you were old enough to remember when the computer mouse finally was accepted by pc users, but their initial reaction to Apple's Mac with it's mouse was eerily similar. The mouse didn't actually do much of anything on the computer you couldn't do with a conventional keyboard. PC purists scoffed at the idea as fluffy nonsense, yet the mouse became standard on all pc's as Microsoft beefed up their OS. Intuitiveness, ease of use are major factors in driving the computer market. Steve Jobs knows that - he's a master at it. Like his other strokes of genius, the iPad is another brilliant marketing move for Jobs.

[Niels Bohr 72]

Xerox was the one who came up with GUI! Not Apple!

Last time I check, those who use MACs are not computer engineer majors.

Edited April 13, 2010 by Niels Bohr

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Xerox was the one who came up with GUI! Not Apple!

Last time I check, those who use MACs are not computer engineer majors.

Yes, but Apple took that interface and transformed personal computing, even for those who never bought an Apple product. They've did the same with MP3 players and with cell phones.

[JohnSmith2007 353]

I'm not sure if you were old enough to remember when the computer mouse finally was accepted by pc users, but their initial reaction to Apple's Mac with it's mouse was eerily similar. The mouse didn't actually do much of anything on the computer you couldn't do with a conventional keyboard. PC purists scoffed at the idea as fluffy nonsense, yet the mouse became standard on all pc's as Microsoft beefed up their OS. Intuitiveness, ease of use are major factors in driving the computer market. Steve Jobs knows that - he's a master at it. Like his other strokes of genius, the iPad is another brilliant marketing move for Jobs.

Trust me, I am a lot older than you. I remember the mouse when it first came out. You don't seem to understand. Touch screens have been around for a very long time. I can go to Best Buy right now and buy a PC touch screen computer and never need a mouse. This is nothing new, it isn't revolutionary and it isn't going to change the way we use computers. This is nothing more than an overgrown iPhone. Sure we will at some point get away from the mouse, this isn't the breakthrough device to do it. It is old hat and a gimick.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

I'm gonna go buy an iPad and if it sucks I'm gonna have someone take it to Cali for me and hit Steven (lightly, don't wanna hurt him) on the head with it!

This is nothing more than an overgrown iPhone.

It's an iPhone with a bigger screen and without the actual phone

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I'm gonna go buy an iPad and if it sucks I'm gonna have someone take it to Cali for me and hit Steven (lightly, don't wanna hurt him) on the head with it!

You can thank me later.

[JohnSmith2007 353]

I'm gonna go buy an iPad and if it sucks I'm gonna have someone take it to Cali for me and hit Steven (lightly, don't wanna hurt him) on the head with it!

It's an iPhone with a bigger screen and without the actual phone

In reality it is the same as my sons new iPod Touch, just bigger.