So Apple have launched the iPad and well…
I was thinking Whoop-Dee-Doo! (I am not sure that sarcasm is translated well through this medium, so if you were not aware… I was being sarcastic. Thank you for your attention.)
It seemed to me that this “iPad” was just a really big iPod Touch. Why would I EVER get one? To read the paper? To read a boring old book? To use iPhone/iTouch applications… well sure… but why would I get excited about this… thing? Granted, it is a very nice looking piece of hardware that uses an equally well designed piece of software… Granted, I can connect to the free Internet wherever there is a McDonalds… AND again, granted, it has a Mobile broadband version.
I also heard from somewhere that it will be the saviour of book publishing… PFFFT! How exactly could boring old printed text save book publishing? I mean how boring would a bunch of PDFs available on some crusty old iTunes Store shelf help the poor graphic designer (such as myself), SERIOUSLY!
WHY would I get one?
Here is why…
And yes Vincent, if you are reading this… I now desperately want one…