Comments on: Thoughts: Apple iPad

By: Alex Maine

Alex Maine — Thu, 06 May 2010 23:13:53 +0000

Thank you! Okay well lets call it a draw then! lol

By: theunsanitarynapkin

theunsanitarynapkin — Thu, 06 May 2010 23:06:48 +0000

Hold your horses. You were talking about a different tablet user interface, because the current one looks bland and iPhone-like. I said 4.0 won't change that. It doesn't. It still looks iPhone-like, and that's fine. You lose, I win.

Btw, nice new look. Like it.

By: Alex Maine

Alex Maine — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:36:13 +0000

“You seriously believe Apple would release their next bet in computing without being clear on how they want to present it? There's no way iPhone OS will radically change the way the tablet user interface.”

You were saying! I win! 4.0 in the fall!

By: Alex Maine

Alex Maine — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:35:33 +0000

You were saying! I win! 4.0 in the fall!

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By: Alex Maine

Alex Maine — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:51:30 +0000

Thanks for your thoughts. I certainly see where your coming from. I must admit that when I first seen the iPhone 3GS I was not that impressed, but now I love the thing! Maybe it will be the same with the iPad.

The main point I'm making is that it was not what many had hoped for. I look forward to trying one for myself.

By: Richard Luther

Richard Luther — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:37:22 +0000

Alex, I think you've missed a few important points. When considering Mac OS X for a computing device such as the iPad, you have to remember that's been tried before. Microsoft came out with a tablet computer that had a slightly modified version of Windows. It was an utter failure. But why? It failed because Microsoft retrofitted a user interface that was designed around the concept of mouse and a pointer. The mouse and pointer were originally created to simulate a person's finger -- to give them a new way to interact with their software. Menus, icons, clicking, right clicking and double clicking are all concepts based on the notion of a mouse and a pointer. Imagine, then, what happens when you try to replace the mouse with a touch screen. How would you right click with a touch screen? What about a click-and-drag? Those concepts are incorrect for a touch screen.

Instead of retrofitting an old user interface designed around a mouse, Apple has decided to leverage the most successful multi-touch operating system ever: iPhone OS. Don't forget that over 40 million iPhones have been sold. Something has to be said for enormous success of multi-touch on the iPhone. Swipes, pinches, flicks and taps are intuitive. Imagine, then, how foolish Apple would have to be to kick that success to the curb when designing a brand new, multi-touch based computer.

I think many people aren't thinking about the difficulty of designing a touch-based tablet computer. Apple has hit one out of the park with the iPad. Don't believe me? Go to an Apple store and give one a try. It'll change your mind.

By: Alex Maine

Alex Maine — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:49:46 +0000

I don't believe it will radically change but i think it will improve the appearance of the OS and hopefully introduce things like multi tasking and more customization. If you read articles from reliable sources many are pointing towards a hold off in OS design because of 4.0 release in the summer.

By: theunsanitarynapkin

theunsanitarynapkin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:44:17 +0000

"Many speculate that the reason they didn’t design something new for it is because they are working on a 4.0 OS for the iPhone which they will release in the summer which will also be compatible with the iPad. Well it makes sense and i really hope thats the case because i think its looks bloody bland on the iPad."

You seriously believe Apple would release their next bet in computing without being clear on how they want to present it? There's no way iPhone OS will radically change the way the tablet user interface.

Will I buy one? Definitely. Apple has cleared all doubts by that rock bottom price.