Jesus, the thing hasn't even been out for 24 hours and everybody is already up in arms. Give it some time, I think its a great leisure device and it can only improve.

Apple isn't just gonna sell out with all this hype... You'll see everything your asking for in a couple months. Just like the iPhone when it first came out. Everybody was upset about no media texting, no video camera, no instant messaging, no apps etc... they had the capabilities but didn't sell out in the beginning. Give the iPad some time and you'll see a lot more come out of it.

 

what an absolute waste of money.

 

Who's it aimed at? What segment?

Its not a laptop replacement. If it ran proper osx then maybe, and a proper keyboard, but it doesnt. And what would be the point, that would make it a laptop. Its essentially an expensive kindle and portable video player.

So do they expect people to pack this and a laptop? Laptops are slim enough and light enough to add negligible hassle to commuting.

 

It would be perfect for students in high school and also younger students who only need to do basic writing and presentations, while also being able to surf website and having some fun with images and music. Some schools in Sweden have dropped their computer class rooms due to high maintenance costs and instead given the students their own laptop (in many cases Macbooks). Imagine only having to lug around a 0.7 kilo laptop with ~10 hours battery life instead of a 1.5 kilo laptop with about ~5 hours of battery life.

If not for students, it's also covers the people who only have a stationary computer at home and needs a portable unit to surf the web etc. around the house or when traveling.

Regarding why it's not got OS X running on it is probably because it would be a lot more difficult to use with all the types of menus, windows and smaller buttons. The iPhone OS which the iPad has continued to develop from is created to use with your hands and fingers. The OS X and Windows are created to control with a keyboard and/or mouse. That, inmo, is the main reason why it hasn't got OS X from the start, as it would be difficult to operate with only "touching".

Just my $0.02

 

Can't say I'm disappointed but that's mainly because I wasn't expecting much in the first place.

I'd say the biggest problem with this thing though is the fact that it's simply not beautiful.

 

How does it differ from an itouch?? other than size.

 

Looks like Apple will have a legal battle on its hands...Fujitsu currently holds the US rights to the name "ipad", a device that they developed a few years ago that is used in the retail sector...it is likely that Apple will have to buy the rights from Fujitsu

 

Guessing you could read a good book on it? You could compare it to the kindle in that sense, but as an everyday computer it fails. Except for the keyboard attachment. that thing is pretty cool.

 

Wow. That's a considerable oversight on their part if true.

 

quick googly-moogly says they applied for a trademark back in 2003.