Re: iPad is Coming

["Norm Dennis" <nhdennis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Scott wrote:
> I'm a programmer, and would love to be able to
> build my own creature comforts into the thing

You don't have time for that, there are I applications you need to work on
;-)


Norm Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Scott Klement
Sent: Saturday, 13 March 2010 5:02 AM
To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
Subject: Re: [PCTECH] iPad is Coming

My problem with iPad is not in your list :)

My problem with iPad is that you can't write your own software to run on 
it.  You can only run what Apple wants you to run.  I'm a programmer, 
and would love to be able to build my own creature comforts into the 
thing -- but Apple won't let me do anything except stuff I get from 
their App Store.


On 3/12/2010 9:27 AM, Mike wrote:
> Fanboi! :-)
>
> To hold off 90% of the comments:
> * The iPad is NOT a computer, it is an appliance.
> * Yes, it IS a big iPod Touch, ever try to read a lot of text (or book) on
> an iPod Touch? I have, it gets hard on the eyes.
> * This is better than the Kindle in that you can do more than just read
> books and, the bottom end, the iPad is about the same price as the Kindle
DX
> (if memory serves correctly).
> * I put this in the same class as netbooks. Not really useful for all of
the
> time use, but good for quick internet-based tasks.
> * There is enough "apps for that" that you can do most things you can do
on
> a computer
> * Yes, I know I can't watch Hulu on it... yet. I want that too... :-)
> * It will succeed because everyone will think it will fail. Look at
> the original iPod, iMac, and iPhone.
>
> --
> Mike Wills
> http://mikewills.info
> P: (507) 933-0880 | Skype: koldark