On the other hand, the iPad does do a lot of things nicely, including being more portable. We just felt like Netbooks needed to be stood up for a little."
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10443246-1.html Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.
" if you have managed to convince yourself that the iPad is a useless, locked-up DRM-laden failure of a `computer' before even touching one, I have two words for you:
My mom.
My mother is a lovely lady in her sixties who is... well, "not computer savvy" is probably a good way to put it. I regularly have to figure out why her computer is running incredibly slowly, or why it won't print, or any of the million other random things that happen when people who don't live and breathe computers sit down at one daily.
The iPad is perfect for her. It does exactly what she needs. It will let her watch movies and listen to music and read books on long flights. It will make using a computer fun instead of an annoying chore.
... I dream of the day when I can finally throw off the oppressive chains of being the one guy in the family who knows how to actually keep a computer working.
And you know what? There are millions upon millions of people just like her out there. They outnumber us. And they finally have a chance to become productive, self-sufficient computer users instead of constantly asking family members to fix their computers or, even worse, keeping the Geek Squad in business.
No, the iPad isn't for everyone. But I'm going to go on record as saying that, for non-computer-geeks everywhere, the iPad is going to redefine computing."
http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/31/ipad-moms-next-computer/ Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.
