{"id":97,"date":"2010-04-06T19:42:01","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T02:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coastalvectors.com\/blog\/?p=97"},"modified":"2010-04-20T19:01:55","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T02:01:55","slug":"the-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastalvectors.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/the-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"The iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I believe that the iPad<\/a> is a misunderstood device. Those who love it love it, and aren’t necessarily sure why. Those who hate it hate it because it’s not what they want. This polarization is due, I believe, to the misunderstanding of what the iPad is, and what it is meant to accomplish.<\/p>\n

When I first heard of the iPad, I was “underwhelmed.” I was disappointed that Apple would make a tablet device that did so little in terms of computing. I wanted a full Mac OS that would run all my programs like Illustrator and Photoshop. I wanted to use it as a way to draw with a pen like a Wacom<\/a> Tablet<\/a>. That, however, is not what the iPad is meant to do.<\/p>\n

One of Apple’s strengths as a company is finding a product that is in the market, but not well defined or established, creating a product that is better to fill the needs, and releasing it with Apple’s expert showmanship. The iPod<\/a> was by no means the first MP3 player, but Apple has successfully swept in and taken the entire MP3 player market. Even Zunes<\/a> are referred to as iPod devices and not MP3 players! I believe that the iPad is Apple’s answer to the “netbook<\/a>.” It is no secret that Steve<\/a> hates netbooks. They have small screens, small keyboards, and limited capabilities. Yes, it runs a “full” operating system, but trying to do Photoshop<\/a> on a 7 inch screen sounds like no fun at all. The iPad makes consuming information (which is what netbooks are mostly used for) such as reading, browsing, and watching a complete delight. The iPad is large enough to not feel cramped, and the onscreen keyboard can disappear, which means more space for the media you are viewing.<\/p>\n

This is why consumers like the iPad. I think it’s a very nifty product, and fills a gap that netbooks just couldn’t. I however never felt the need for a small device to consume information on. I think my iPhone<\/a> is fine for that, and anything more is what my MacBook<\/a> is for. That’s not to say I would not own an iPad, but rather I would not go out of my way to own an iPad.<\/p>\n

It’s the perfect device for consumers of information and media. Not the device for creative professionals. It fills a need in our market, and with Apple’s ability to dominate the market, we will finally see the death of netbooks.<\/p>\n

I for one am waiting for a MacBook Touch…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I believe that the iPad is a misunderstood device. Those who love it love it, and aren’t necessarily sure why. Those who hate it hate it because it’s not what they want. This polarization is due, I believe, to the misunderstanding of what the iPad is, and what it is meant to accomplish. When I … Continue reading The iPad<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-missives"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalvectors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalvectors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalvectors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalvectors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalvectors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalvectors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalvectors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97\/revisions\/103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalvectors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalvectors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalvectors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}