The iPad... Love and Hate...
- Thread starter Jaxel
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Nukleurfire
[06] Combatant
That would suck because half the time you order it you would get an iRaq instead.
skytoast
Videomaster
So I finally got to check out the iPad and I have to admit its a pretty looking piece of hardware but thats probably where the buck stops. Not to mentioned overly priced (but then again it's Apple), I agree its an oversized Iphone/Ipod Touch. It works well for what it does but I agree with most of Jaxel's points mentioned above. But again, we're talking about Apple here. Its suppose to be more than a technical device, right? I mean its suppose to be more than a computer gadget but more a work of art, a symbol or what they stand for, a paradigm shift in tech, right? Hmmm let's see... No readily replaceable battery... check. Proprietary connections... check. Itunes interface & portal... check. Okay sure I can deal with most of that. Ipad phone capabilities (a la oversized N-Gage Nokia taco sidetalk)... forthcoming... check! No flash support... okay maybe. check. Steve Jobs talking shit about Adobe because of Flash.... wtf?
So I'm pretty neutral when it comes to taking sides or playing fanboy to any particular platform. But if I were Adobe right now, I'd cancel the forthcoming release of CS5 suite on the Mac platform and see if Steve would like that. I bet he would but then let's see how the rest of the creative industry would fare if they pull the plug. No more Photoshop. Flash-less Safari (Apple browser)?
That's not to say that I've been happy with Adobe either (since CS4 for the most part was a complete mess).
Steve went on the record saying HTML5 is the future and flash is old and overbloated. And granted, I think HTML5 will be the wave of the future since there's a lot of cool things possible with it. (Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/html5 Also here: http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2010/04/html5-quake-ii.html ) But Steve & co taking the broad approach and deciding to leave it out all together right now and demanding the rest of the industry to follow. Well that's pretty bold. I dont know maybe its genius if he can pull it off but it certainly does feel like a lot of pomp trying to wield the industry his way. But who can blame him? After all, his shareholders depend on him. He helped in making popular what would become the "personal computer", toppled the recording industry over its head and took the smart phone a step further. But I think Apple is getting more and more desperate as the playing field is starting to level off. From mp3 players/portable media devices and e-readers to streaming TV and gaming, everyone wants a piece of the pie. Apple wants to be the only pie in town. But hey, apples are meant to be eaten, right?
Yep.. I think I'll just wait preferably something that'll run Win7 and maybe CS5.
So I'm pretty neutral when it comes to taking sides or playing fanboy to any particular platform. But if I were Adobe right now, I'd cancel the forthcoming release of CS5 suite on the Mac platform and see if Steve would like that. I bet he would but then let's see how the rest of the creative industry would fare if they pull the plug. No more Photoshop. Flash-less Safari (Apple browser)?
That's not to say that I've been happy with Adobe either (since CS4 for the most part was a complete mess).
Steve went on the record saying HTML5 is the future and flash is old and overbloated. And granted, I think HTML5 will be the wave of the future since there's a lot of cool things possible with it. (Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/html5 Also here: http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2010/04/html5-quake-ii.html ) But Steve & co taking the broad approach and deciding to leave it out all together right now and demanding the rest of the industry to follow. Well that's pretty bold. I dont know maybe its genius if he can pull it off but it certainly does feel like a lot of pomp trying to wield the industry his way. But who can blame him? After all, his shareholders depend on him. He helped in making popular what would become the "personal computer", toppled the recording industry over its head and took the smart phone a step further. But I think Apple is getting more and more desperate as the playing field is starting to level off. From mp3 players/portable media devices and e-readers to streaming TV and gaming, everyone wants a piece of the pie. Apple wants to be the only pie in town. But hey, apples are meant to be eaten, right?
Yep.. I think I'll just wait preferably something that'll run Win7 and maybe CS5.