Ian and I were talking the other day about the iPad; he snidely called it “Apple’s epic fail.”
I’m a big Apple fan. Not in a “I instantly and blindly purchase every item Apple puts out and bow 5x daily toward the company headquarters in California” type of way, more in a “I find that my iPhone enhances my life in many clear and obvious ways, and my 30” computer monitor is pretty great, too” type of way.
It’s my enjoyment of my iPhone that made me turn to Ian and ask, “What is everyone’s problem with the iPad?” Ian started listing off all the “shortcomings” of the iPad – it doesn’t film video, you can’t plug USB cables into it, it won’t floss your teeth for you, blah, blah, blah – until I finally interrupted him.
“Isn’t it on the market to be a super-awesome alternative to the Kindle?” I asked. “Well, yes,” Ian admitted, “But everyone was expecting it to be similar to a laptop for five-hundred dollars.”
I paused, then said, “So, basically people made predictions based on little to no information, and when Apple launched a product that is basically exactly what it promised to be – even a little cooler than that, in my opinion – everyone is upset because it’s not what they had invented in their minds?”
Ian was silent for a moment, and to sum up his next paragraph or so of response, replied, “Well, yes, I guess that’s about right, although Steve Jobs did suggest it would replace laptops.”
For the record, Steve Jobs is totally correct, in my world at least; my laptop has a huge & beautiful 17” screen, has a million capabilities, and I use it to surf the web. Period. That’s it. I’d just about die without my iPhone: I use it to surf the web, write emails, record song snippets, jot down writing ideas, take photos, etc., and while I would file a police report if it ever went missing (wait, there’s an app for that), I might actually find myself relieved if my laptop went M.I.A. and I never had to lug all million pounds of it around the house again.
There are very few things in this world that are right for everyone. In fact, I’d say food, water, and shelter would be about the only things that fall under that category. Even those have a wide variety of what each individual views as “correct.”
What is the point of fighting over something that’s just not right for you? I personally love the idea of the iPad; I have been wishing for a larger, easier to read version of my iPhone for over a year. It’s perfect for me. I’m excited to have a bigger screen and an easier way to type out emails while I take a rare, luxurious morning to work from home. I’m excited that I can stick it in my purse to lug it around with me 24/7.
I understand and am completely okay with the fact it may not be perfect for crazy techy gadget guy who needs it to do quantum physics while PLUGGED INTO A USB CORD, but seriously, there’s probably an app for that, too.
And to quote one of the best lines I’ve found from my five seconds of web research:
They were never going to like the iPad. They didn’t like the iPhone. It didn’t have the camera of their Nokia 1675Qwerz, now did it? If the iPad solved world hunger they would have bitched about the lack of flash.
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