   Has anyone got an iPad yet?
  I haven't but I will get one later when money is available. But I'm sold on it only because it'll be nice to just be able to do some light reading or surfing in bed. No going to the computer or lugging around the laptop.   
  I'm on the fence about developing for it but if I do, I'll probably get one   ;  I'm going to wait a while to see how the iPad pans out, what sort of updates it gets, and to give developers some time to release a lot of special software for it.As of now, I can think of all sorts of things it could be fantastic for, but I have no idea how good it would actually be for any of them. (For instance: reading electronic books, playing arcade games like some of the Xbox Live Arcade ones, taking notes in class.)   ;  I have an ipad related query.For all intensive purposes, I would say the HP TM2 is a superior device on nearly every level and is sold at a comparable price to the high end version.Why are consumers as well as developers so much more excited for the Ipad? Is it the accessibility of the market making applications easier to find? Is it because it's an apple product?Second level question. From a development standpoint, if it is the accessibility of the market that makes it an appealing development platform, how can we get that accessibility on PC similar competitors to the Ipad/smartphones? I doubt HP would really like to sell their laptops with steam preloaded.   ;Quote:Original post by way2lazy2careFor all intensive purposes, I would say the HP TM2 is a superior device on nearly every level and is sold at a comparable price to the high end version.No offence but the HP TM2 is the same "let's throw a Windows desktop OS on a computer with a touchscreen (or stylus)" that has failed in the consumer market for roughly ten years now. It's roughly double the price of the iPad and is lacking 3G and a GPS receiver. You're basically paying twice the money for a worse user experience and missing features... although it does run flash in case you wanted to drop your battery life to 20 minutes :)Tablets based on Android are the only chance of competing with this thing.   ;Quote:Original post by SarumanQuote:Original post by way2lazy2careFor all intensive purposes, I would say the HP TM2 is a superior device on nearly every level and is sold at a comparable price to the high end version.No offence but the HP TM2 is the same "let's throw a Windows desktop OS on a computer with a touchscreen (or stylus)" that has failed in the consumer market for roughly ten years now. It's roughly double the price of the iPad and is lacking 3G and a GPS receiver. You're basically paying twice the money for a worse user experience and missing features... although it does run flash in case you wanted to drop your battery life to 20 minutes :)Tablets based on Android are the only chance of competing with this thing.My question was why is it failing. I'd agree an android tablet would probably compete better, but I'd still consider the TM2 a superior device for what it is. The TM2 is the first tablet that I'd consider well designed. I think it's one of 2 tablets ever with a wacom digitizer and actually has enough power to react responsively.Realistically, I'd rather use a smartphone for GPS than an Ipad. It's just to large for me to want to hold out in front of me while I walk, and far too large to use safely and conveniently while driving.And the iPad with 3G is not half the price and requires a 15-30 dollar plan on top of the original $629 original investment. It also isn't available yet.So I ask again, What makes the iPad more appealing? This is a serious question. It seems like a large part of its appeal comes from the fact that other people find it appealing.   ;Quote:And the iPad with 3G is not half the price and requires a 15-30 dollar plan on top of the original $629 original investment. It also isn't available yet.It's a noncontractual plan, though.Quote:So I ask again, What makes the iPad more appealing? This is a serious question. It seems like a large part of its appeal comes from the fact that other people find it appealing.For some, it's just the brand. For some, it's a combination of the hardware and the software. Most Windows-based tablets are just that. Windows based. Not that there's anything wrong with Windows, per se, but it's a desktop OS. Just like Mac OS X, which would probably do just as well on a tablet as Windows.You also have to recognize, or accept, or whatever, that the iPad isn't -- at least in Apple's eyes -- aimed at replacing laptops directly, it's not designed to do everything they can do. It seems to be a much more casual-oriented device.As for the original question... I'm waiting. I don't want the 3G version because 3G bandwidth and speeds are shit, and the role I see this device filling is primarily around-the-home, for me. But I want to see them in person and interact with them, and I don't want a thousand other slavering fanboys breathing down my neck at the Apple Store while I do it. So I'm going to wait a while to go check one out, or play with one that somebody at work buys, before I decide if it will actually work for the things I thing it would.   ;  I'm working now on iPhone and probably, when it will be affordable or there will be many users probably I'll target iPad too.Just my $0.02 :)Writing games and software is fun and all but you need money to pay the bill.Apple, with an affordable price, gives you a fair share of every copy you sell, pricing is good for users that actually buy (there is a lot of piracy but (almost?) all platforms have that). Moreover iPhone is pretty powerful and you can do a lot with it. But as a mobile device there is place also for small games and the average user plays with the simple puzzle game and the full fledged 3d game.Write the right game, at the right time and even if you are a 3/4 men team you can get paid a little (a lot if lucky or talented) and get money to do bigger projects. With Apple Store, even it's huge, there is a small probability to get a lot of visibility. If I write a game for a tablet PC, what probability is that it will be pirated in a few days? what that someone will actually see it in the net? I should need a lot of publicity and will be (probably) wiped away by bigger companies that can afford a lot more of publicity space.Exceptions exist and one can always try. But budgets are often scarce and if iPad gets a nice share of the market would be an interesting place to be first.   ;  iPad interests me, but I'm also a bit apprehensive......simply because I'm not sure yet whether or not this is a product that I need or will use. So that's why I'm also waiting a bit.   ;Quote:Original post by way2lazy2careFor all intensive purposes...for all intents and purposes?   