Outspoken Poet's Blog

By Radoslav Penchev

It has been a few days since the release of the iPad and it has made quite a fuz. Half of it however is concerned with it's unrealistic price/quality ratio. This article is about what the iPad cannot do, or what it should have been able to do for the money it costs buyers.

First of all I want to share with you the one perminent thought in my mind as I was watching Steve Jobb's announcement speec - WTF? What is this guy talking about? A totaly new, awesome browsing experience - oh really?Let's analyse.

The size of the tablet, as much as Apple tried, is substantual, and a wrong contact with the touch display can cost you an hour or so lost on unwanted settings.
But OK, it locks one way or another so we leave it aside.The virtual keyboard is beyond criticsim. Everyone who has used a tablet with such keyboard, knows how frustrating it is, but Apple have not worked in this direction. Not at all.

How is it possible, however for an innovative widget like this to not be multi-functional? And you assume that iPad will replace the netbook?Apparently, while listening to music one will not be able to chat,or while one is clicking through Twitter one cannot browse the Internet. What a mockery!

Oh did I mention the lack of even a prehistoric VGA camera? Forget about video-chat. You want to watch those HD clips you just downloaded from YouTube, on your TV? Think again. There is no HDMI exit so you need to buy an Apple TV - not intended at all ;)

As "Futuristic" as it is, the iPad lacks simple features that a browser must have, like a flash player or streaming video support. Oh and don't think about changing the browser - not permitted! Let's not forget that every new feature, software or application you one wants to installed must be bought and the iPad becomes even more "irresistable".

It might be trendy and cool but it can't replace the netbook, little less the laptop. Not even if it made your bed and cooked you dinner!

Open up your eyes,and realise those lies!

(c) Outspoken Poet