iPad vs Rock

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Permalink Reply by Konstantin A Lukin on March 4, 2010 at 12:41pm

Funny, you should include the picture in your post.. :)

Anyway, I'd be waiting for a Google Pad, as it seems to be having a more open/techie oriented approach to it.

http://www.techhui.com/group/googlewave/forum/topics/google-pad-sea...

It is interesting to see Apple 'rush into market' with iPhone and now doing the same thing with iPad. It seems they are trying a bit too hard to 'grab' their market share at the expense of commonly expected usability features, and then slapping others with patent suits.

Shouldn't it be more about well tested and commonly accepted technological innovations that users can rely on to help manage their everyday tasks? I am all for healthy competition, but not at the expense of losses in productivity, simply because one company thinks it has the 'cutest' user interface.. :)

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Permalink Reply by Kimo Watanabe on March 5, 2010 at 6:36am

First Look Review of the iPad - Funny stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYFwMK86cNo&feature=player_embedded

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Permalink Reply by Gus Higuera on March 5, 2010 at 10:21am

Doode, that video was hilarious!

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Permalink Reply by Stephen McMahon on March 5, 2010 at 11:17am

Thanks for that, Kostya. I didn't even realize that I could edit a post after it was committed :)

Konstantin A Lukin said:

Funny, you should include the picture in your post.. :)

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Permalink Reply by Konstantin A Lukin on March 5, 2010 at 9:17pm

Nice one, Kimo! Thanks for adding a bit of the dark side into the iPad movie.. :)

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Ahler on March 9, 2010 at 2:04pm

Innovation and leading into an infant or new market is always expensive. However, Apple has the clout and fanboys to put out a half done product, generate a ton of buzz, have significant ROI, and capture the lead role here. Haters gonna hate, but I gotta give them props for smart business.

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Permalink Reply by Konstantin A Lukin on March 10, 2010 at 6:48am

Haters gonna hate, but I gotta give them props for smart business.

Good point, as their tactics are effective, though they are playing hardball a bit :) Generally I found that iPhone is very popular among less tech aware people. Techies usually gravitate towards more open platforms that let them do more stuff. There are lots of apps for iPhone, but most of them are trying to capitalize on the gold rush. I think iPhone has a lot of good points, especially in hardware/usability. I do not like closed platform, iTunes sync, no customization, no multitask, objective-C, etc.. I've switched to Android, which has lots of good points software wise, but is lacking nice hardware/UX features.
As an old time Windows user, I really like Apple OS X and their MacBook. Their software is generally easy to use and works quite well. There are less headaches since a lot of their stuff if very polished out.

Apple is now taking an active stance against Google, though IMO they should be working closely with each other.

I also think there is more than one way to do 'smart' business, which sometimes means working with others to produce a better product, not bashing competition with lawsuits abusing ill-designed patent system.

I think what makes a good product is not only its features and usability, but also company's policies and their behavior towards competition.

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Permalink Reply by Colin Fujiki on March 10, 2010 at 2:43pm

I not sure anything should have the name pad in it that doesnt start with maxi.

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Permalink Reply by Westley Rowe on March 12, 2010 at 8:41pm

iPad vs. "The Rock" would be better.

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Permalink Reply by Westley Rowe on March 13, 2010 at 12:11am

Here's the problem with most people who knock Apple's iPhone: they have never owned one. I used to be a long-time owner of a Blackberry, and I kinda had a secret dislike for Apple's expensive stuff. (I still don't particularly like OSX or its "proprietary hardware")

When a colleague of mine gave me an iPhone, I just had to try it out. I was in complete and utter shock at how much BETTER the iPhone is than the Blackberry. In so, so many ways. I know how to do everything on a blackberry, and I could do it quickly. I used it for a long time, after all, and it was easy to me. But still, the iPhone is just far and away better. I'm not even talking about the marketing, business model, or anything else, I'm talking about the PRODUCT. It seems like it is currently the best mobile phone out there.

Ok, so I've told you how impressed I was with the iPhone after years of using a Crackberry. I have never owned a "Droid" phone, but I have used one, and after using the iPhone, I'm not impressed. But the droid is relatively new, and has a lot of room for growth and improvement. The iPhone's strength is its OS and hardware. Other smart phone hardware is not as spiffy, and the other OSes are not as refined. What else is there?

Will the OHA beat Apple and their product line eventually? I think there is room in the mobile space for all of them. Also, time will tell. Time so far has told that the iPhone is awesome, make no mistake about it. Let's just say I'd much rather own apple stock than a rock.You hear people repeating over and over, as if it's a bad thing, that it's just like a large iPhone or iPod touch with 3G. But I'm cool with that. I'll probably be buying one.

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