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Originally Posted by narbeZ
Honestly I played with one of these today, and I just don't understand who's gonna buy this product.
Its just a bigger version of an iPhone/iTouch. Unless apple has made some unbelievable breakthrough with the front glass of this unit, its still gonna shatter like NO ones buisness.
I actually get excited thinking about someone on the c-train, whipping out his iPurse, opening it up, and getting cut by thousands of iShard's from the iPad.
Steve Job's is a dark lord of sith.
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Not sure why you'd get a swimming pool either, after all it's just a big bath tub.
In many ways it is just a big iPod Touch, but in the most important ways it is not. Screen real estate may not seem like a big deal, but once you start using certain apps you realize the added size changes the user experience drastically. There are many types of apps that lots of people won't use on the phone because they are too small. Something like a notebook emulator or an organizer are examples of this. Why write your notes out in a notebook when you can use post-it notes? A page from a notebook is essentially just a big post it note.
The same goes for the web browser. The web browser on the iPhone is incredible imo, but many times I still found myself going to the computer for bigger jobs (like shopping for a freezer). Being able to see an entire web page clearly in one frame on a device that fits in your hands is a different experience to that of a Touch or iPod.
You mention portability. True many won't carry it around, but many other people (like myself) carry a backpack, briefcase or shoulder-bag to work or school ... It's about the size of a notebook, so I don't see portability to be a problem.
You think the glass is going to shatter "like NO ones business"? I don't know what to say to this one ... how many people have the same glass on their iPod shatter? Those things have been out for about 3 years now and I can't say shattering is a persistent issue. Even if you drop it, it's just a piece of glass and there are several companies in town that will fix it for you relatively cheap.