Why Hitler Thinks The Apple iPad Under Delivers
This is not going to be some review of how great the Apple iPad is, while I love Apple and their products I believe they cut us short on this release. Of course I’m going to cover the facts and features of the iPad but I’m also going to look at why I think Apple under delivered.
January 28th Apple Launch The Infamous iPad.
They unveiled the sexy lookin’ thing and people were speechless at how great it look. It was thin and light weight, delivered 10+ hours of battery life and even had a special A4 chip Apple designed specifically for the iPad.
Now you can browse the web beautifully on a magnificent 10″ inch screen that really does the Internet some justice. You can browse with Safari in full multi-touch and really be able to read stuff compared to how small the iPhone screen is.
One of the most impressive features the iPad brings to life is the full qwerty on screen keyboard. It’s basically a giant iPhone keyboard but with the ability to type with two hands. This makes it a powerful new tool when doing mobile computing.
Photos on the iPad look absolutely stunning and the multi-touch functionality really comes out here. You are now able to pinch the photos open and peak instead to see if what you looking for is in there. You can also scale, rotate, and zoom like always.
Video on the iPad is stunning with HD video support you can play movies right there on your iPad from the comfort of your lap. YouTube is also integrated into the iPad making is a seamless video playback machine except for one MAJOR flaw, Flash video. Still can’t do it.
Music functions just the same way on the iPad like it would on the iPod touch or iPhone. You just upload your music through iTunes and drag and drop it onto the device. iTunes integrates nicely as well with the iPad letting you buy your favorite TV shows, movies, and other media.
The App Store has a little bit of a new twist with the iPad. First off, all the previous apps will work on the iPad including games. (which makes for an 
awesome experience) Now there will be apps specifically designed for the iPad which make full use of it’s larger screen size and multi touch features.
Apple has even added a new addition to the App Store called the iBook store. This is similar to Amazon’s Kindle store where you can buy, download, and read except that Apple’s version has a digital bookshelf. (I dunno how you compete with that)
Native Apps like Notes, Contacts, and Calendar have all been completely redesigned to accommodate the iPads larger screen and more touch sensitive functionality.
Why Apple Under Delivered
Honestly, Apple could have done WAY better here. And I think they already have and they are only releasing it to use in bit size morsels in order for them to make the biggest amount of profit possible. I believe it’s that way with all technology these days, if you look at Japan they will literally laugh at where we are in the technology game. There are about 3-5 years ahead of the curve in the USA, iPhones and tablets are almost boring over there.
But that’s not why Apple under delivered. They under delivered because the iPad is basically just a giant iPod Touch. There I said it. A giant iPod Touch.
Who the fuck wants that? (I know I don’t)
I was expecting OSX. I was expecting a full functioning computer. I was looking for a MacBook Pro without the keyboard. But it just doesn’t compare to that. Apple is still making it like a “play” device. I want something that I can get some serious work done on. I want something that I can walk into a presentation with that will do the whole show and wow everyone.
I thought the iPad was going to be just that. But upon closer inspection, it just doesn’t come close. 
We are still lacking Flash support. That means the web still isn’t full accessible through the device. Google and the Nexus One did it. It’s got Flash support among many other outstanding features that I would have liked to see in the Apple iPad.
Yet another major defect is that lack of a camera. We are in the 21st century guys, come on! I would have thought a camera would have been the least to ask, but it still doesn’t have one. Now I can give a little forgiveness on this one because of it’s size it might be a little awkward when trying to take a picture. But I mean, it’s Apple. I know they could have found a super creative way to incorporate a camera.
But the biggest let down of them all is this one. Multi-tasking. The iPad won’t be able to multi-task, meaning it won’t be able to run more than one app at a time. Now if you browsing the web and you see something you want to copy and paste from a website into your notes of possibly into an email, you will have to close the app, open the new one, do what ya gotta do, close that one, and get back to the web. What a waste of time?!
And to put the icing on the cake, it can’t even make phone calls…
For all of this they are asking $499
Come on Apple, step your game up. You can do better than this.
I mean, even Hitler doesn’t like it. See what he has to say, watch this video.
I hope you enjoyed this post, I know that video made you laugh. I just about fell out of my chair!
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Matthew Neer
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