02-21-2012, 03:40 PM
@Fragma
I don't think the other features not important or un-needed at all, they are what attract people to the iPad in the first place. There aren't many iPad owners that purchased it solely for web browsing (but I don't doubt there maybe a couple). Granted, there are hundreds of thousands of Apps on the AppStore that are totally useless (and that are not important or un-needed), but there are millions of Apps that all suit a purpose, and can be used to speed up all kinds of tasks.
For example; I use my iPad for all kinds of tasks, one of the main uses is remotely managing my servers while i'm out and about. I can load up prompt and administrate via SSH, or I can boot up TeamViewer and go straight through the menus. I also use it for editing documents while i'm on the go (and syncing them with iCloud), updating notes, my contacts and my calendar. All this makes the iPad invaluable to me and would greatly decrease my productivity if I had to make do without it. (This is why I paid the £400+ price tag.)
I for one bought the iPad because it's a great idea, and I refuse to admit that i'm the only one. I'm not going to try and make out that there isn't a LOT of Apple 'fanboys' that would go out and buy anything that Apple came up with, just because it's Apple. But ANY make/brand has fanboys, it's not just Apple.
You say "it's just a bigger version of the iPhone" like that's a bad thing. The iPhone is a revolutionary product with a whole bunch of features, the iPad having more screen real-estate is just convenience for people who use and value their iPhone, and need to use the same features on a bigger screen but without losing portability. You say "nothing that hasn't already been done before" but the iPad is something that hasn't been done before. Before the iPad, the tablet computing market was tiny, there was the odd company that tried to make a tablet computer but they all failed miserably. Apple completely revolutionised the market and now theres a plethora of tablet's out there trying their best to compete with the iPad (Galaxy Tab, Dell Streak, HTC Flyer, Motorola XOOM just to name a few) but they're all struggling to keep up, the only ones that are bettering the iPad are in a whole different price bracket.
I don't believe I have been brainwashed by Apple, I have however (over a long period of time), come to trust the company for their quality products and customer service. I'm not following the crowd in any way, in fact when I first started buying Apple products it was quite an 'alternative' choice. When everyone was basking in the glory of Windows, I was trying something different. I'm not a user that can't use any piece of technology that isn't made by Apple, I do have and use a Windows workstation alongside my Macintosh's and I have previously owned an Android phone and tablet, but the experience I got from the Android devices had nothing on my iPad and iPhone.
There are a lot of un-educated Apple users, but there are a hell of a lot of un-educated Windows users also.
**Nothing in this post is directed at any single user in particular.
I don't think the other features not important or un-needed at all, they are what attract people to the iPad in the first place. There aren't many iPad owners that purchased it solely for web browsing (but I don't doubt there maybe a couple). Granted, there are hundreds of thousands of Apps on the AppStore that are totally useless (and that are not important or un-needed), but there are millions of Apps that all suit a purpose, and can be used to speed up all kinds of tasks.
For example; I use my iPad for all kinds of tasks, one of the main uses is remotely managing my servers while i'm out and about. I can load up prompt and administrate via SSH, or I can boot up TeamViewer and go straight through the menus. I also use it for editing documents while i'm on the go (and syncing them with iCloud), updating notes, my contacts and my calendar. All this makes the iPad invaluable to me and would greatly decrease my productivity if I had to make do without it. (This is why I paid the £400+ price tag.)
I for one bought the iPad because it's a great idea, and I refuse to admit that i'm the only one. I'm not going to try and make out that there isn't a LOT of Apple 'fanboys' that would go out and buy anything that Apple came up with, just because it's Apple. But ANY make/brand has fanboys, it's not just Apple.
You say "it's just a bigger version of the iPhone" like that's a bad thing. The iPhone is a revolutionary product with a whole bunch of features, the iPad having more screen real-estate is just convenience for people who use and value their iPhone, and need to use the same features on a bigger screen but without losing portability. You say "nothing that hasn't already been done before" but the iPad is something that hasn't been done before. Before the iPad, the tablet computing market was tiny, there was the odd company that tried to make a tablet computer but they all failed miserably. Apple completely revolutionised the market and now theres a plethora of tablet's out there trying their best to compete with the iPad (Galaxy Tab, Dell Streak, HTC Flyer, Motorola XOOM just to name a few) but they're all struggling to keep up, the only ones that are bettering the iPad are in a whole different price bracket.
I don't believe I have been brainwashed by Apple, I have however (over a long period of time), come to trust the company for their quality products and customer service. I'm not following the crowd in any way, in fact when I first started buying Apple products it was quite an 'alternative' choice. When everyone was basking in the glory of Windows, I was trying something different. I'm not a user that can't use any piece of technology that isn't made by Apple, I do have and use a Windows workstation alongside my Macintosh's and I have previously owned an Android phone and tablet, but the experience I got from the Android devices had nothing on my iPad and iPhone.
There are a lot of un-educated Apple users, but there are a hell of a lot of un-educated Windows users also.
**Nothing in this post is directed at any single user in particular.