Apple Computer, known for leading the technological world in innovation, announced their newest product yesterday: the iPad. It failed to meet my expectations. The iPad doesn't introduce any new technology or ideas, which is not usual for an Apple product. As far as I can tell, it has no functionality beyond that of an iPod touch. Perhaps Apple thought that making it large enough that you could no longer carry it in your pocket would be appealing. I was especially disappointed to hear that Steve Jobs views netbooks as cheap, slow laptops. Jobs' comment reveals a skewed perspective that his company's products deserve to be purchased because they are expensive. But what if the product's features do not match the high price tag? The iPad actually runs slower than most netbooks. Not only that, but it is incapable of running a full operating system. Instead, the iPad uses an operating system that Apple designed to run a phone. The result is a product that doesn't even deserve to be called a computer and is certainly incapable of competing with the supposedly inferior netbooks. Don't be fooled by the clever marketing. Apple doesn't deserve your money for this one.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8483654.stm
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