[Skunkworks] 12 Reasons Why the iPad is Useless Steve Obbayi steve at sobbayi.com Tue Mar 13 08:27:36 EAT 2012 • Previous message: [Skunkworks] 12 Reasons Why the iPad is Useless...Forgive him, he doesn't know what he is saying • Next message: [Skunkworks] 12 Reasons Why the iPad is Useless • Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] @Okechukwu what post-PC error? Has it occurred to you that in 10 years there might come some new technology that makes tablets irrelevant? Tablets and smart-phones have their places and that certainly is not in most production environments. They are consumer electronics Its like saying the segway will replace the car (post-car era). Weren't laptops supposed to kill desktops? Still waiting. Bloggers, journalist etc about the post-PC era just want to be relevant and possibly predict the future, so they can write: I said this x years ago. The day tablets come in 17+ inch screens with upgradeable RAM and GPU then just maybe I will consider a Tablet as a PC replacement ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Okechukwu" < > | To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks at lists.my.co.ke> | Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2012 4:00:07 PM | Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] 12 Reasons Why the iPad is Useless | | I'd love you to reproduce this 10 years from now, when the real | post-PC era has checked in! | | ../Ok3ch | | On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Arthur Buliva | <xxxxxxxxxx > wrote: | > | > Feel free to agree or disagree in the comments below. What else can | > you add | > to the list? [1] | > | > 1. General fail | > | > It’s a cross between the iPhone and a laptop, combining the | > inferior | > features of each. It doesn’t fit in your pocket, doesn’t have a | > keyboard, | > can’t make phone calls, can’t take pictures, and the most | > affordable model | > (still $500) only has WiFi. Fail on all accounts. | > | > 2. The iPad doesn’t compare to a book | > | > Reading a novel is just not the same without holding a book and | > turning the | > pages (though to be fair, this also applies to the Kindle or other | > eBook | > readers). And at 1.5 pounds, the iPad makes for quite a heavy book. | > Or think | > of it this way: if you spill something on a page in your book, it | > only | > affects that page or two. But if you spill something on your iPad, | > EVERY | > PAGE is smudged. Think about it. | > | > 3. The iPad is expensive | > | > People keep saying that the iPad is very affordable, with options | > between | > $500 and $800. With Netbook options in the $300 range and smart | > phone | > options in the $200 range, I question these people’s basic math | > skills.This | > quote from CNET says it all: “Logically, you know the iPad’s | > dimensions are | > no less portable than a book. But when a book costs between $500 | > and $800 | > and is made of glass, you treat it differently.” | > | > 4. Limited iPad battery life | > | > Touch screens generally run out of battery quickly. So although the | > iPad | > promises 10 hours of battery life, your books won’t run out of | > batteries | > after a 12 hour flight. Even the Kindle will last for four days | > without | > needing a recharge. So there are better options available. | > | > 5. iPad doesn’t compare to a laptop | > | > If you’re at home, and you need to look something up really | > quickly, you go | > to your laptop. It has a keyboard, which is much quicker than touch | > screen, | > and you’re already used to your browser interface. Hence, at home, | > there is | > no need for an iPad. | > | > 6. iPad doesn’t compare to a phone | > | > If you’re out and about, and you need to look something up really | > quickly, | > you take out your phone. Either you have a smartphone with 3G | > coverage or an | > internet-ready phone. No WiFi necessary. And usually, we already | > have an app | > for that. Hence, away from home, there is no need for an iPad. | > | > 7. The iPad doesn’t run flash | > | > REALLY??? Most streaming videos are run in flash. Many websites use | > flash, | > although according to Gizmodo, “the internet is starting to look | > different” | > to accommodate the iPad. REALLY??? This is what I call | > ridiculousness. It’s | > called a Netbook, people. It supports flash, has a keyboard, and it | > costs | > around $200 less. | > | > 8. The name iPad is too easy to make fun of | > | > When Apple announced the iPad’s release, the top trends on Twitter | > were | > #iMaxiPad and #iTampon. Enough said. | > | > 9. Paying extra for the internet | > | > There will be two 3G service options for the iPad: $15 a month for | > 250MB of | > data, or unlimited data for $29.99 a month. Not to mention that you | > have to | > pay extra for a 3G-capable iPad. This is on top of your home | > internet/cable/DSL bill and your cell phone bill. Is this really | > necessary? | > | > 10. There is no camera | > | > The iPad doesn’t have a camera. There’s no front facing camera for | > video | > chatting, there’s no back facing camera like the iPhone; again, you | > might as | > well use your phone, making the iPad unnecessary. | > | > 11. The iPad is awkward to carry around | > | > It’s not just the fact that it’s an awkward size between an iPhone | > and a | > laptop, or the fact that it’s 1.5 pounds and therefore heavier than | > most | > books. It doesn’t really fit in your hand too well, and you can’t | > set it | > down on your desk so that the screen faces you (like a laptop). And | > to bring | > it out with you, you’d have to awkwardly just carry it around or | > bring a | > large purse, a backpack, a laptop bag, or a murse (man purse). | > | > 12. People are just a little too obsessed | > | > Do you really want to be one of those people who falls for the | > latest fads | > because of those “social media experts” on Twitter? Wait a little | > while. See | > what your friends who fell for it have to say about it. If we’d | > waited for | > our friends to tell us in the 90’s, “The Furby[2] is f’ing | > freaking, I had | > to take the batteries out so it would stop harassing me,” we’d all | > be $25 | > richer. | > | > #ShootTheMessenger | > | > [1] http://ustandout.com/technology/ipad-useless | > [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furby | > | > _______________________________________________ | > Skunkworks mailing list | > Skunkworks at lists.my.co.ke | > ------------ | > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe | > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks | > ------------ | > | > Skunkworks Rules | > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 | > ------------ | > Other services @ http://my.co.ke | _______________________________________________ | Skunkworks mailing list | Skunkworks at lists.my.co.ke | ------------ | List info, subscribe/unsubscribe | http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks | ------------ | | Skunkworks Rules | http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 | ------------ | Other services @ http://my.co.ke | • Previous message: [Skunkworks] 12 Reasons Why the iPad is Useless...Forgive him, he doesn't know what he is saying • Next message: [Skunkworks] 12 Reasons Why the iPad is Useless • Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] More information about the Skunkworks mailing list
