| There were many rumors the last half year about a | | | | Additionally criticized points for the iPad are the leak |
| tablet PC apple was going to announce. Like before | | | | of multitasking for most applications (the ability to |
| at almost every big Apple release or announcement | | | | open several programs at the same time), a missing |
| like a new iPod or the iPhone, the internet was | | | | cam for video chat and the fact that only software |
| flooded by "top secret" information about features | | | | from the App Store will run on the iPad. |
| and reports on Apples purchases of component parts | | | | People expected a equivalent to all the netbooks out |
| etc. The new product has been hyped long before its | | | | there, just with Apple's and Jobs' touch, but got |
| release. And at the day of the official announcement | | | | something else. Apple didn't try to make a better |
| Apple always matched the high expectation, except | | | | netbook with touchscreen, they are going to offer a |
| this time. | | | | whole new product. The iPad was a disappointment |
| When Steve Jobs presented their new baby, the | | | | for those who expected a real mini computer like a |
| iPad, everyone waited for the unexpected feature | | | | windows or mac PC. If you look at the iPad from a |
| Jobs would name soon. But there was no super | | | | neutral perspective it's not that bad at all. |
| stunning feature. Though the iPad seemed cool, it | | | | The iPad is a product that's made for a market which |
| was not the revolutionary tablet PC everybody was | | | | grew just in the last years. It's a simple gate to the |
| waiting for. | | | | portable internet, to information and fun everywhere. |
| One of the reasons for this is, that the OS of the | | | | And that's what it's meant to be, the iPad is made to |
| tablet will be a pimped iPhone OS, not a adjusted | | | | offer people an easy access to the internet. If you |
| version of Mac OS Snow Leopard as hoped by many | | | | have to look up something quickly, if you're sitting on |
| potential customers. The iPad seems to be just a | | | | the couch and like to surf or if you just want to read |
| really big iPhone or iPod touch. Another critic point is | | | | newspaper articles or eBooks, the iPad is a great |
| that Apples new mini computer won't support Flash. | | | | solution. Especially the last feature mentioned above |
| Apple don't like to support Flash, because they think | | | | is something Apple tries to improve with their tablet |
| it's an outdated format and caused many errors on | | | | computer. The New York Times already announced |
| the OS. Especially with the slowly upcoming HTML 5 | | | | an application to offer paid content you normally only |
| which is meant to replace flash, Apple had a reason | | | | get with their printed media. Apple also tries to beat |
| to ignore it. While many customers are upset about | | | | Amazon's popular eBook-reader Kindle. |
| Apple's ignorance on flash, others are more than | | | | So you have to think about all this and for what |
| happy with this decision. The dependency of a lot of | | | | reason you like to have an iPad to be clear if it's |
| content in the internet just from a privet company | | | | something for you. But one thing is for sure, the iPad |
| like Adobe isn't a good solution, so some people see | | | | will sell as almost all Apple products do. At least the |
| Apples's politics as a chance to make Flash | | | | hype and the design will contribute enough to make |
| dispensable. | | | | this true. |