[Skunkworks] 12 Reasons Why the iPad is Useless

Steve Obbayi steve at sobbayi.com
Tue Mar 13 08:27:36 EAT 2012 

@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
| >
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