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Originally Posted by Mike F
Really? In Jobs intro it sounded like it had a proprietary address book and calendar.
And will it recognize mp4, wmv, avi, and mkv files, all of which I use daily? If I'm working on a word doc on my couch and need some info off of a doc on my pc, can I get it through my wireless home network?
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The calendar/contact/mail triumverate should be the same as on the iPhone and iPod Touch, which means it should have good integration with Exchange and other cloud PIM setups (like MobileMe and Google). It would be a jaw-droppingly bad decision to leave that out when it works so well on the other iP* devices.
Wireless access to shared docs - you've got to start thinking about the cloud, that's where this device is designed to play. You've got iWork.com, which I'm certain they will integrate with, MobileMe's iDisk, and the other cloud players like Dropbox will surely be able to play in this space too, since Dropbox can already use the native viewer apps on the iPod Touch/iPhone to view the contents of your Dropbox. I would hope Apple also works in TimeCapsule and/or shared folder support on Macs.
MP4's only for vids, there's little to no chance we are ever going to see other file formats supported - and one of the reasons for that is that MP4 decode support is in hardware, which is why their handheld devices get decent battery life during video playback.
I think the iPad will have rough edges to start, no different than the very earliest iPod Touches and pre-OS 3.0 iPhones, but the App Store definitely makes them pretty compelling from the get-go in my opinion.
It's going to be interesting to watch how the device fits into people's workflows, that's for sure. I think the biggest hurdle the iPad will face is people trying to use it as a laptop replacement, which I don't think it is.