And look at the iPad demographics in the linked story. What a good market to be in…
“Isn’t it always amazing how many of those mindless “Apple fans” there are? Millions and millions of them! What motivates them? Well, there’s some disagreement as to whether it’s zealotry or the reality distortion field, but what we know for sure is that it’s not the ease of use, reasonable price point, and robust ecosystem of the iPad! As if!”The Macalope (via nostrich)
(via nostrich)
“An utter disappointment and abysmal failure” (Orange County Design Blog). “Consumers seem genuinely baffled by why they might need it” (Businessweek). “Insanely great it is not” (MarketWatch). “My god, am I underwhelmed” (Gizmodo).
Good heavens! What a critical drubbing! Whatever it is must be a real turkey. What could it be?
Only the fastest-selling gadget in the history of electronics: the Apple iPad.
David Pogue
The iPad 1’s secret sauce was its extremely low entry price—just $500. Instantly this put pressure on would-be Apple competitors that may have assumed the device would be a premium product (in line with typical Apple pricing habits). Now the iPad 2 is here, with significantly better specs but the same old starting price of $500, outclassing many peers who tried to out-spec the device and in doing so ended up making something much more expensive. As information from inside the PC manufacturing industry reveals, this may leave competitors scrambling to tweak their tablet launch plans.
