I'll get one when someone can actually come up with a reason to buy one.
I can understand the Macs. I can see the attraction to the iPod. Likewise the iPhone. But I've no idea what this is actually for.
It retains the negative aspects of the iPhone - no multitasking, no Flash (not saying Flash is good mind - it's horrible), reflective screen, low processing power... while having all the negative aspects of a laptop - it's big (it's nearly the size of A4 paper!), it's no more portable than an MacBook Air or other slimline laptop or netbook, it has no phone or camera, it's bloody expensive.
Added to that, it's hopeless for ebooks as it doesn't use electronic paper, so outdoors it will have horrible glare, just like most reflective phones and laptops.
It will fly off the shelves initially (just because it's 'cool'
, but I still cannot see what it's actually for. At the launch not even Steve Jobs could come up with a genuine reason to have one.
There will be a few apps which come out for it which will be truly useful, but I can't think of anything which won't be a niche application.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/05/2010 03:01PM by gav.