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The iPad is another brilliant move by Steve Jobs, one of the greatest sales persons of our times. This guy continues to line Apples coffers with all the money they can extract from the Apple Faithful. With no USB, no memory expansion slot, no way to play, or display anything other than what you paid him for, via iTunes, Steve laughs all the way to the bank. Its like buying a new Honda Accord, then being forced to buy Honda gasoline from the dealer. Only Steve Jobs could pull off this kind of profit taking. You've got to give the man credit.
I guess ? It's just such a bizarre phenomena ! I have to say, I personally agree with puncheonrum. But that's only on a personal level. I can't say that our view points are correct obviously, because there ARE people who want this thing. I honestly haven't got the mental strength to try and pick the reasons apart, nor do I have the patience for that.
But what stands out for me in logical terms is that there's a segment of the market whom fall into several game changing categories:
1. Are really into Apple and will get anything new they put out just because
2. Geeky Tech gadget Nerd (is that redundant?) whom is an early adapter
3. don't own a laptop or netbook and don't need the features offered by said devices (how or why I'll never understand) and the price point for such a flashy "gotta have it" new jesus device would be silly to pass up (people love to show their Apple stuff off in Starbucks. Kind of makes up for only being able to afford a single shot latte and sitting there all day)
The basic logic of this is both unsettling and dangerous. But then again.. we live in a country where people are dumb enough to follow every bit of what's happening with Tiger Woods as if it's important or relevant to their lives. Yet ignore things like people who have SO had enough with the government and the IRS that they crash their private planes into federal buildings, then never ask why the media doesn't spend ONE iota of time asking the REAL questions ! (rather than the 4 minutes they spend writing such people off as extremist loonies. And yeah, what he did was extreme.. but not really the whole point)
Sorry to say but.. from this perspective, it makes total sense.
Doug