Preface: I wan't to say that this post is not a like most of my regular posts. This is just what I think and I recognize that I have not made any effort to make this post entertaining in anyway. I'm just pissed of and I wanted to say legitimately what I think about this product.
So we've all had a little bit of time to digest the spectacular failure that is the iPad. We all know that at some point Apple would be unveiling their new tablet; there were countless rumors on the web about what it would look like, what software it would support, what the tech specs would be, what its primary purpose would be, and the obvious question: what ridiculous price tag Apple slap on it. Most of those questions and more were answered during the iPad's keynote presentation.
Job's finally unveiled the iPad (pulled a sweatshirt off of it) about 30 minutes into the presentation. My first thought: "is that a 4:3 aspect ratio screen?" and with a closer look my fears were confirmed "it is a 4:3 screen... fuck". However even after the first disappointment I decided I would wait to hear the full story before I made any significant judgments, but things really did not get better from that point on.
Things really started to get hairy when Jobs began to talk about the technical aspects of this "magical" gizmo. First of all, the iPad does not run a real operating system, it essentially runs the same mobile software as the iPod touch. This means that it can only really run one application at once, but hey, when you can "even change the background photo" on the home-screen who gives a shit how many applications you can run at the same time.
At this point things really started to get disappointing. Since the iPad runs a mobile operating system because it is a"(mobile device" it can only run programs that are specifically made for it, much like the iPod touch. This means that (just like the iPod touch) the only applications that you will be able to put on your iPad will be coming straight from the App store, which you can conveniently access from your iPad. You might be asking yourself: how will third parties be able to program new apps for the iPad if they have no way of knowing how to develop software for a new kind of mobile operating system? OH FUCK THATS RIGHT! Apple is providing developers with a FREE software development kit (SDK)!!! WOW, thanks Apple, now we can write shitty apps that will be sold exclusively from the App store, meaning you can take the majority of the royalties earned from each purchase because there is nowhere else for us to sell our product. Oh hey... just like the App store for the iPod touch.
Jobs began the keynote asking the audience, "What could we make that is in between a laptop, and a smart phone (the iPhone)? Some would say a netbook." Jobs went on to say that Apple was not releasing a netbook because it was just a cheap shittier underpowered version of a laptop that runs "bad" PC software... which is true. But that's not too say that the iPad is better in any respect. It is far more expensive than most netbooks (we'll take a closer look at the pricing later on). It is equivalent or less powerful than most netbooks, running a 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed processor. But what really gets to me about that statement is the "bad PC software" bit. Most netbooks run one of two operating systems. Usually they are either linux based or they run Windows XP, both of which are REAL FUCKING OPERATING SYSTEMS. The iPad on the other hand does not run a real operating system, and thus it is a toy.
As I said before, I have never been more insulted by a product in my life.
Please, I beg of you. Do to not buy the piece of shit.
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