AHAHAHAHAHAHAH

But our lord and saviour Steve Jobs says we need one, therefore we need to buy one. Oh, wait... I'm sane...

I've been reading a few of the articles on Giz about this, and found these gems of shitness;

It's touted largely as a media device, yet has a tiny hard drive and a 4:3 screen.
It can't multitask.
It doesn't have USB ports - there's a dongle for that.
It has returned to Apple made processors, why!? The Intel Macs were really successful!
It costs an extra $130 for 3G. WTF!?
The name.

Surely you missed out on:

It's only flash memory, 16GB -> 64GB.
Its a massive iPhone, which comes with all the iPhone limitations
"Numbers, the spreadsheet thats cool to use" No, no spreadsheet is cool to use.
I don't see whats with Apple and its little curve out in the middle of the back but that seems like it would annoy me.
Pay extra for a real keyboard, but must be apples as it uses dock connector
One of their big points in the video was "you can use it as a picture frame.
Look at the iPad website, surely the differences in design for the 3G version just ruins it

Also, it runs 99% of iPhone apps without modification... so surely the processor must still be based on ARM somewhere or be ARM instruction code compatable.

And I take it you didn't watch it live Skillers xD. Unofficial streaming ftw.

To be honest...

I can see this device appealing to many, many old people.

And let's be fair - at that price point, you could buy an eBook reader. But with the iPad you do get a shed load of extra stuff. So in that respect, it's actually really good.

Old people?

I don't think so.

It's a well known fact that Apple falsely advertise themselves as a hip, cool organization that appeal to teenagers when in fact the majority of their user base are OAP's.

Facts require evidence.

Also ebook reader £100-200 alot cheaper then the ipad.

Si, I mentioned the tiny harddrive
And the iPhone limitations was "it can't multitask" (one of the biggest killers).
The curve on the back is idiotic, means that if you try to use the on screen keyboard it wobbles.

Aaron, eBook readers cost half that and have e-Ink screens, which are much nicer to read and have a much longer battery life.

Anyway, I can't think of ANY reasonable use for this device where it isn't trumped horribly by other devices.

So it's decided then: Old people will buy it because they don't understand it and it looks shiny and modern so it will make them feel cool. They don't know what 3G is either but they will splash out the extra cash to have it on an unlimited data contract. iPad will come with a zimmer mount and food/sick collector tray.

That, and Apple fandboys who know shit all about usefulness.

Nar, can't see many old people wanting this at all.

Also that link you pasted, not really evidence and apple themselves said it was wrong. A third party saying something on behalf of another company seems a bit shakey. Even if the number they plucked out was (in the US at least) 46% that in its self is not a majority.

Edit: I may actually buy one instead of a netbook.

Then Apple failed to prove them wrong.

Also:

Erm, why?

Seriously, I'm stuck trying to think what use it has...

Hitler responds to the iPad


Watch this video on Youtube.

Because I can get it for about 90% off.



So ALOT cheaper then any netbook, and also more games on it that use touch. (Will also be buying the keyboard for note taking ect)

I'd probably buy it if I got 90% off too.

Probably.

I would buy 10, and sell them

omg its like a big ipod
i'm getting one

I can see a story...

Man waits in queue for 5 days. Becomes the first person to purchase an iPad. Smashes it to pieces in front of everybody. Win.

90%? WHUT?

And that would be awesome, Aaron.

Watch this video on Youtube.

But for iPad

Nobody in the UK would care, we'd be like "yo, dude. Wtf, lololololoololololol."

Or at least I would.