If you have been living under a rock for the past 72 hours, Apple has just announced their brand new iPad line last Wednesday. The jury is still out on this one, but there has already been complaints about it not having USB, camera, HDMI, external SD support, optical drive, etc.
Problem is, people who make those complaints are not Mac people anyway. In case you haven’t noticed, most mp3 players cost much less than the iPod but have more features; PC laptops cost way less than Macbooks with the same “computing power”; even iPhone has its limitations. But do Mac people care about all that? Not really.
I like the iPad for two reasons:
#1) Its portability. MacBook Air was designed to be the most portable laptop, but it wasn’t a huge hit. I am excited to see that Apple has decided to push even more toward the edge on the portability of the iPad. “Do one thing”, but do it well.
#2) Bragging rights. Apple always does a great job giving their fans bragging rights. I don’t care what people are saying now. In 2 months, if someone sees you using an iPad, at the very least, they will stop for a second and check it out. It will create conversations, and you will get an opportunity to showcase just how cool it is. And that alone will be worth the price for some people.
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