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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 999093"><p>Well, yes, eventually there will be. But again: look at the iPhone. It's "generational" changes have been just housekeeping stuff; they haven't changed the design one whit.</p><p></p><p>If you've figured out a way to expand the iPad's capabilities to the laundry list posted while keeping it the same weight, physical dimensions and price, you should be calling Apple immediately.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>How do you know this? Did you not watch the keynote? I did, and I saw things that my 2.16GHz Core2Duo would have a VERY hard time doing as quickly. Don't go by the rated speed of the processor; watch what it is actually asked to do in the demos and then watch the real-time response. That chip Apple created is augmented with some very powerful "helpers" that make 1GHz go a LOT further than I've ever seen 1GHz before, and I'm not alone; a friend of mine in Colorado works for [unnamed PC chip maker] as a chip *designer,* and is DYING to find out more about that chip, specifically what alterations Apple made to it. If *he* doesn't know how the A4 is doing what its doing, you probably don't either.</p><p></p><p>As for storage, I think again most people are waaaay misunderstanding how this device will be used, and more importantly forgetting about the concept of "ubiquitous internet," "the cloud" and "automatic sync" in more or less that order. Storage did not stop the iPhone from changing its entire industry, and it pays to remember that Apple hit its sales goal of 10M units before there was a model that had larger than 8GB capacity.</p><p></p><p>I have a 4GB original model iPhone myself, which has 200 songs, 2 movies, 4 TV shows, a half-dozen video podcasts, a few dozen audio podcasts, a couple hundred photos, nearly 100 apps and all but the apps get automatically changed out every time I charge/dock it. If I was going to Bora Bora for a month I'd probably want more storage, but so far I haven't even felt the need for 8GB yet, and I do cross-continent trips on a fairly regular basis. I guess I'm just not one of those people who needs every bit of media they've ever owned on me at all times. Indeed, apart from using it as phone and boredom-killing device, the main thing I do with my iPhone is record interviews. So I may not be your typical user, but the point stands; I think given how it will actually be used in practice, 64GB will probably prove to be excessive for at least the first few years.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well I think there's little doubt that e-readers will have to radically change or die, so I wouldn't call that competition. As for the other two classes, perhaps in some way it does compete, but on the whole I think the iPad is aimed at people who didn't want netbooks and didn't want tablet PCs, which makes me think you don't quite "get" what Steve and co. were talking about when they described it (correctly) as a third category.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, I think that's definitely where you're going wrong.</p><p></p><p>A reminder: both the iPhone and (even more so) the iPod were underpowered and overpriced compared to their competitors on introduction. They conspicuously failed to flop in the face of "superior" alternatives.</p><p></p><p>Given that Apple has pulled this same trick off twice before, I can't help but think they may -- just perhaps -- know what they're doing here. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 999093"] Well, yes, eventually there will be. But again: look at the iPhone. It's "generational" changes have been just housekeeping stuff; they haven't changed the design one whit. If you've figured out a way to expand the iPad's capabilities to the laundry list posted while keeping it the same weight, physical dimensions and price, you should be calling Apple immediately. How do you know this? Did you not watch the keynote? I did, and I saw things that my 2.16GHz Core2Duo would have a VERY hard time doing as quickly. Don't go by the rated speed of the processor; watch what it is actually asked to do in the demos and then watch the real-time response. That chip Apple created is augmented with some very powerful "helpers" that make 1GHz go a LOT further than I've ever seen 1GHz before, and I'm not alone; a friend of mine in Colorado works for [unnamed PC chip maker] as a chip *designer,* and is DYING to find out more about that chip, specifically what alterations Apple made to it. If *he* doesn't know how the A4 is doing what its doing, you probably don't either. As for storage, I think again most people are waaaay misunderstanding how this device will be used, and more importantly forgetting about the concept of "ubiquitous internet," "the cloud" and "automatic sync" in more or less that order. Storage did not stop the iPhone from changing its entire industry, and it pays to remember that Apple hit its sales goal of 10M units before there was a model that had larger than 8GB capacity. I have a 4GB original model iPhone myself, which has 200 songs, 2 movies, 4 TV shows, a half-dozen video podcasts, a few dozen audio podcasts, a couple hundred photos, nearly 100 apps and all but the apps get automatically changed out every time I charge/dock it. If I was going to Bora Bora for a month I'd probably want more storage, but so far I haven't even felt the need for 8GB yet, and I do cross-continent trips on a fairly regular basis. I guess I'm just not one of those people who needs every bit of media they've ever owned on me at all times. Indeed, apart from using it as phone and boredom-killing device, the main thing I do with my iPhone is record interviews. So I may not be your typical user, but the point stands; I think given how it will actually be used in practice, 64GB will probably prove to be excessive for at least the first few years. Well I think there's little doubt that e-readers will have to radically change or die, so I wouldn't call that competition. As for the other two classes, perhaps in some way it does compete, but on the whole I think the iPad is aimed at people who didn't want netbooks and didn't want tablet PCs, which makes me think you don't quite "get" what Steve and co. were talking about when they described it (correctly) as a third category. Yeah, I think that's definitely where you're going wrong. A reminder: both the iPhone and (even more so) the iPod were underpowered and overpriced compared to their competitors on introduction. They conspicuously failed to flop in the face of "superior" alternatives. Given that Apple has pulled this same trick off twice before, I can't help but think they may -- just perhaps -- know what they're doing here. :) [/QUOTE]
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