iPad
iPad
28/01/10 05:30 Filed in:Apple
Then the iPad appears on screen presented by Steve Jobs who's obviously not a well man. The initial scepticism about a device which looks much like an over sized iPhone starts to disappear rapidly. It soon becomes clear that this new device is going to rewrite the rulebook. Shackles are coming off and we're finally going to be able to interact with hardware that works for us. The operating system is there to enable rather than restrict. Pure genius!
Without Apple's strategy of keeping the entire computing package in its own hands [software and hardware, unlike Microsoft running on devices by many different manufacturers] , the iPad and iPhone would probably never have happened. I used to see this as negative, perhaps even as a tad arrogant. I have changed my mind. This device is going to propel Apple to even greater heights. But there is a difference in this case. What we were led to believe was gospel, Apple is doing away with. This makes Apple look very, very good but others very, very bad. No other device will be worrying the IT establishment more than this iPad. It's a bit like the truth finally being revealed after having been shortchanged by others.
Well done Apple!
Without Apple's strategy of keeping the entire computing package in its own hands [software and hardware, unlike Microsoft running on devices by many different manufacturers] , the iPad and iPhone would probably never have happened. I used to see this as negative, perhaps even as a tad arrogant. I have changed my mind. This device is going to propel Apple to even greater heights. But there is a difference in this case. What we were led to believe was gospel, Apple is doing away with. This makes Apple look very, very good but others very, very bad. No other device will be worrying the IT establishment more than this iPad. It's a bit like the truth finally being revealed after having been shortchanged by others.
Well done Apple!
