Why I won't be purchasing an Apple iPad
03/09/10 03:06 PM Filed in:
Products that are nice to have but that you don't
need
Make
no mistake about it I am an Apple loyalist and an
early adapter. I have a 27" iMac, my 4th iMac in
6 years, two iPod's and a 3GS iPhone. I really
believe that OS X is the best operating system
out there but as nice as the iPad looks I just
don't need one and that is the KEY reason I won't
be buying one.
There are a number of issues with the iPad such as it's inability to multitask, no camera and it's cost but Apple has not made a case as to why I would need an iPad when I have an iPhone. Sure I could watch movies but then who wants to hold a tablet for two hours while I watch a movie. The keyboard is clunky at best and I don't need to spent $500 for an e-reader. Everything I could want in a portable device is available via my iPhone.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment with the new iPad is that there is no stylus like Microsoft uses for their upcoming Courier tablet. Can you see someone going into a meeting with an iPad and trying to take notes via the clunky keyboard? A laptop is much much better.
A lot of people feel that the iPad is going to be a success but I would ask "what do you define as success?" Apple will probably sell 2 million iPads in a year and that should take care of the Apple loyalists and early adapters who have money to burn but too many people today are now asking "do I really need this?". The answer to that for the iPad is no.
Right now I am using Firefox as my primary Internet browser and Entourage as my eMail program on my Mac because they are better than Safari and Apple's Mail program. While Apple continues to update OS X with maintenance updates third party applications are surpassing OS X's standard programs. There are so many plug-ins available for Firefox that it has everything a user could want or need. Mail is outdated and lacks key features and Apple has yet to acknowledge the problem with Mail connecting to POP servers and consistently requiring passwords (known issue for quite a while now).
OS X is getting left behind because Apple is focused on mobile applications for the iPad and iPhone. The price gap between Mac's and PC's is getting wider and a lot of people are upset at Apple's handling of the problem with 27" iMac's around video issues. Apple first denied it and refused to take back iMac's then told customer service people to say there was not an issue only later to freely admit that there was an issue and fix it.
Like I said I am an Apple person and swear by the brand but the problem with getting on top is that you have to fight to stay on top and it's hard to keep wowing people with new products. I hope Apple finds it's way again and that OS X is finally upgraded to reflect what Apple is capable of but right now if the best they have is an iPad than The Street is right; time to sell your Apple stock.
There are a number of issues with the iPad such as it's inability to multitask, no camera and it's cost but Apple has not made a case as to why I would need an iPad when I have an iPhone. Sure I could watch movies but then who wants to hold a tablet for two hours while I watch a movie. The keyboard is clunky at best and I don't need to spent $500 for an e-reader. Everything I could want in a portable device is available via my iPhone.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment with the new iPad is that there is no stylus like Microsoft uses for their upcoming Courier tablet. Can you see someone going into a meeting with an iPad and trying to take notes via the clunky keyboard? A laptop is much much better.
A lot of people feel that the iPad is going to be a success but I would ask "what do you define as success?" Apple will probably sell 2 million iPads in a year and that should take care of the Apple loyalists and early adapters who have money to burn but too many people today are now asking "do I really need this?". The answer to that for the iPad is no.
OS X Getting Left Behind
Right now I am using Firefox as my primary Internet browser and Entourage as my eMail program on my Mac because they are better than Safari and Apple's Mail program. While Apple continues to update OS X with maintenance updates third party applications are surpassing OS X's standard programs. There are so many plug-ins available for Firefox that it has everything a user could want or need. Mail is outdated and lacks key features and Apple has yet to acknowledge the problem with Mail connecting to POP servers and consistently requiring passwords (known issue for quite a while now).
OS X is getting left behind because Apple is focused on mobile applications for the iPad and iPhone. The price gap between Mac's and PC's is getting wider and a lot of people are upset at Apple's handling of the problem with 27" iMac's around video issues. Apple first denied it and refused to take back iMac's then told customer service people to say there was not an issue only later to freely admit that there was an issue and fix it.
Like I said I am an Apple person and swear by the brand but the problem with getting on top is that you have to fight to stay on top and it's hard to keep wowing people with new products. I hope Apple finds it's way again and that OS X is finally upgraded to reflect what Apple is capable of but right now if the best they have is an iPad than The Street is right; time to sell your Apple stock.
