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Senna4ever · 01-28-2010, 12:04 AM

Niche product for sure. It does some things very well like e-books, although I personally hate using & reading e-books, video & light web-use. The HUGE no-no for me is the lack of Adobe Flash support. Most visual artists utilize Flash in their web-sites, and the lack of Flash is pretty much alienating a core market of Apple products. A vast majority of photographers have iPhones & Macs. As a photographer, I have almost no use for the iPad, except maybe as a nice, thin portable electronic portfolio - as long as there is a way to colour calibrate the screen. I'll keep my 17" Macbook Pro, thank you. Now, having said that, I think it's not right to outright pan the iPad without even having seen or used it. Consumers will most likely find creative ways to use the thing.

Dare I say...? Newton > iPad

01-28-2010, 12:04 AM	#79
Senna4ever VLS Moderator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Vancouver Posts: 16,351 Thanked 2,591 Times in 832 Posts Failed 61 Times in 19 Posts	Niche product for sure. It does some things very well like e-books, although I personally hate using & reading e-books, video & light web-use. The HUGE no-no for me is the lack of Adobe Flash support. Most visual artists utilize Flash in their web-sites, and the lack of Flash is pretty much alienating a core market of Apple products. A vast majority of photographers have iPhones & Macs. As a photographer, I have almost no use for the iPad, except maybe as a nice, thin portable electronic portfolio - as long as there is a way to colour calibrate the screen. I'll keep my 17" Macbook Pro, thank you. Now, having said that, I think it's not right to outright pan the iPad without even having seen or used it. Consumers will most likely find creative ways to use the thing. Dare I say...? Newton > iPad __________________ 2007 Volvo V50 Taken by ex: 2005 Toyota Prius. R.I.P. 1997 Lexus ES300. R.I.P. 1989 Acura Legend Coupe LS. Last edited by Senna4ever; 01-28-2010 at 12:30 AM.