Comments on: 10 initial impressions of the new Apple tablet http://www.audacious-software.com/weblog/2010/01/10-initial-impressions-of-the-new-apple-tablet/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:47:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Doug Brethower http://www.audacious-software.com/weblog/2010/01/10-initial-impressions-of-the-new-apple-tablet/#comment-2123 Doug Brethower Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:47:24 +0000 http://www.audacious-software.com/weblog/?p=344#comment-2123 I wanted it to be a macbook air scaled down to fit in an inside vest pocket. I did not want to be forced to dock to iTunes. Lots of good thoughts and thanks for that. I find myself agreeing with much of what you say, usb, big Amen, kindle-apple tv, yes kind of. SIMPLE-AFFORDABLE. That is where Apple strikes gold with the iPad. Shallow computing, big Amen. That was the laser precise target. Consumption is where 95 percent of users spend 95 percent of their time. Two greatest achievements are moving most users one decade forward in browser tech. Embracing SIMPLE as a tech objective. $500, had it not required a mother ship, would be a complete runaway success. Personal users, save that old pc, use it for an iTunes server station so you can use an iPad? Not so sure that will fly. Hacker potential is as yet unexploited. Time will tell. For small business, mini server for $1000 plus a dozen iPads is a bargain today. Saves even more money into the future. http://www.ipliance.com/index.php/eng/Misc/Daily-Notes/The-iPad-12-What-Breakthroughs I wanted it to be a macbook air scaled down to fit in an inside vest pocket. I did not want to be forced to dock to iTunes.

Lots of good thoughts and thanks for that. I find myself agreeing with much of what you say, usb, big Amen, kindle-apple tv, yes kind of.

SIMPLE-AFFORDABLE. That is where Apple strikes gold with the iPad. Shallow computing, big Amen. That was the laser precise target. Consumption is where 95 percent of users spend 95 percent of their time.

Two greatest achievements are moving most users one decade forward in browser tech. Embracing SIMPLE as a tech objective.

$500, had it not required a mother ship, would be a complete runaway success.

Personal users, save that old pc, use it for an iTunes server station so you can use an iPad? Not so sure that will fly. Hacker potential is as yet unexploited. Time will tell.

For small business, mini server for $1000 plus a dozen iPads is a bargain today. Saves even more money into the future.

http://www.ipliance.com/index.php/eng/Misc/Daily-Notes/The-iPad-12-What-Breakthroughs

]]> By: Chris J. Karr http://www.audacious-software.com/weblog/2010/01/10-initial-impressions-of-the-new-apple-tablet/#comment-2112 Chris J. Karr Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:59:53 +0000 http://www.audacious-software.com/weblog/?p=344#comment-2112 Dan: True that the App Store replaces web storefronts, but as the number of apps increase (and discoverability decreases), storefronts become important again as an alternative method for discovering a specific application. In terms of cash, Apple takes more than the other payment processors (30% as opposed to >10% for Kagi) and the value for that 20% premium rapidly diminishes with app discoverability. This also ignores the friction that the App Store imposes in terms of rapidly getting bug fixes and other updates quickly out to users. This also ignores the risk that developers run that Apple will reject an application or pull it at some later time because it conflicts with their plans or business objectives (see Google Voice apps, the Podcaster application). The App Store was a win to begin with, but it's benefit for developers diminished as it was swamped with applications. Dan: True that the App Store replaces web storefronts, but as the number of apps increase (and discoverability decreases), storefronts become important again as an alternative method for discovering a specific application. In terms of cash, Apple takes more than the other payment processors (30% as opposed to >10% for Kagi) and the value for that 20% premium rapidly diminishes with app discoverability.

This also ignores the friction that the App Store imposes in terms of rapidly getting bug fixes and other updates quickly out to users. This also ignores the risk that developers run that Apple will reject an application or pull it at some later time because it conflicts with their plans or business objectives (see Google Voice apps, the Podcaster application).

The App Store was a win to begin with, but it’s benefit for developers diminished as it was swamped with applications.

]]> By: Dan Danless http://www.audacious-software.com/weblog/2010/01/10-initial-impressions-of-the-new-apple-tablet/#comment-2110 Dan Danless Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:58:28 +0000 http://www.audacious-software.com/weblog/?p=344#comment-2110 Regarding #3. The advantage to you, the developer, is distribution and shelf-space in the only store you need to be in. That's a huge win over traditional boxed software and web store fronts. Regarding #3. The advantage to you, the developer, is distribution and shelf-space in the only store you need to be in. That’s a huge win over traditional boxed software and web store fronts.

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