it's really not that surprising. hot new product by Apple, solution for those that want the whole app store thing but hate ATT (or at least being tied to them for 2 full years) and/or thought the iphone/touch was too small to really be useful (but they don't feel the need for a full notebook)
and it costs a fraction of a computer.
every new phone, ipod sells way more units than computers when it first releases also.
To a knowledgeable tech person (or business person) the iPad doesn't replace anything
Hmm, I'm a programmer and IF I can find an app/hardware combo for the iPad that will allow me to lay down 4 MIDI/Audio tracks and transfer them to my iMac then I've just replaced my iBook. Maybe it's already there ... or maybe I need to get coding!
People may not want to hear it but this, and other future touchscreen Apple products, are the future of the Mac.
I disagree with the notion that all Macs will go touchscreen. but the portables sure, especially for general consumers, likely will. Starting with the Macbook and perhaps Air.
Not bad for a device that was declared an "EIPIC FAIL" by the resident trolls because it doesn't have a USB port. And all us, fanboys and trolls alike, need to finally realize that our preferences and opinions are meaningless in the face of the mass market. We are an ittsy-bittsy, teesy-weensy minority who would like to think we know what will sell and what will not. Calling the mass market too dumb or too stupid to know what they need only shows our own complete ignorance.
It is no surprise the iPad is outpacing the Mac. I believe sales of the Macs will still climb though as most of the sales, I believe, are coming from people who've never owned a Mac. The iPads I've seen up close were owned by people I've known who've never owned a Mac before. Maybe an iPod or iPhone but not a Mac.
No way. I just spent ten days traveling with an iPad and it was so much more pleasurable than any notebook I've hauled around for the same purpose. If these numbers hold up, the never used one but still don't like it crowd are going to be very confused.
I can understand that the iPad would work well for traveling. But for everyday use?
The more I think about it, the less I want a tablet as a multi-purpose device. I can see the allure of cheap tablets laying around the house, each perhaps with limited useability, but each one working well for limited tasks.
But for a general-use portable, especially for watching video and surfing the web, I'm starting to think that the whole tablet form factor is flawed.
They seem great for reading text, however. I used to carry around 25 full length novels on my PDA. Add a bunch of movies and other entertainment, and I can see why a tablet would be great for traveling.
But in the evenings, when I've retired to my stateroom, I'd rather have a real computer at my disposal. Just sitting there, already booted up, and left running for the duration. The little pad can't replace that.
I disagree with the notion that all Macs will go touchscreen. but the portables sure, especially for general consumers, likely will. Starting with the Macbook and perhaps Air.
Eventually, there will be no such thing as a "Mac".
I disagree with the notion that all Macs will go touchscreen. but the portables sure, especially for general consumers, likely will. Starting with the Macbook and perhaps Air.
I doubt it, at least not without major changes to the OSX UI, which even if it comes, is still a long way off. The functional appeal of the iPad is that the UI is designed to work with this type of hardware. Slapping a touch interface onto of a desktop OS is not the Apple way of problem solving.
APPLE is preparing for international launch of Ipad and diverting most of its suppliers to producing product for that launch. That is why it's almost impossible to find an IPAD in the U.S. at this time
As for the sales beating out MACs: Might be possible, as the novelty, and gray market buying for overseas have definitely spiked the demand but this is not sustainable in the long run.
Hard to believe that people are favoring a Media device over a laptop but in the short run maybe.
Lastly, I'd like to know how the analyst in this story got his volume conclusion when APPLE has NOT made any statements after the one about selling a million IPADS in 28 days.
Also most stores haven't had any IPADS for over 2 weeks.
I doubt it, at least not without major changes to the OSX UI, which even if it comes, is still a long way off. The functional appeal of the iPad is that the UI is designed to work with this type of hardware. Slapping a touch interface onto of a desktop OS is not the Apple way of problem solving.
well said. slapping a touch interface onto a desktop OS sounds much more like Microsoft than Apple.
I can understand that the iPad would work well for traveling. But for everyday use?
The more I think about it, the less I want a tablet as a multi-purpose device. I can see the allure of cheap tablets laying around the house, each perhaps with limited useability, but each one working well for limited tasks.
But for a general-use portable, especially for watching video and surfing the web, I'm starting to think that the whole tablet form factor is flawed.
They seem great for reading text, however. I used to carry around 25 full length novels on my PDA. Add a bunch of movies and other entertainment, and I can see why a tablet would be great for traveling.
But in the evenings, when I've retired to my stateroom, I'd rather have a real computer at my disposal. Just sitting there, already booted up, and left running for the duration. The little pad can't replace that.
It worked every day for ten day for me, and I suspect it would for a great many people. The iPad is always booted up and seems quite real to me for actual (as opposed to theoretical) purposes.
I have ordered an iPad (arriving next week) but it will not stop me upgrading my Mac when the next model comes out.
What it has made me reconsider is whether I really need to upgrade my iPhone 3G to a 4G. Because if I have the iPad for 3rd party apps, then the phone is mostly just email, and even a crappy old 3G (non-S) is fine for that.
Yep. They don't make it easy. My approach is: There are days when I will leave the house only with an iPhone, Re. playtime but still want to be connected via email, text, To Do lists, Internet, etc.
There are days when I will carry the iPhone and the iPad, Re. using the iPad for making proposals, showing reports to clients, etc. Yes there's overlap. But doing email, apps, browsing so much more enjoyable on iPad.
And then sometimes I'll need the MBA to sit in a restaurant by the lake and work.
I think one just has to resign themselves that there is overlap and yes the initial investment can be expensive, but having all three sure makes life/work more efficient, productive and therefore worth it!
I can understand that the iPad would work well for traveling. But for everyday use?
The more I think about it, the less I want a tablet as a multi-purpose device. I can see the allure of cheap tablets laying around the house, each perhaps with limited useability, but each one working well for limited tasks.
But for a general-use portable, especially for watching video and surfing the web, I'm starting to think that the whole tablet form factor is flawed.
They seem great for reading text, however. I used to carry around 25 full length novels on my PDA. Add a bunch of movies and other entertainment, and I can see why a tablet would be great for traveling.
But in the evenings, when I've retired to my stateroom, I'd rather have a real computer at my disposal. Just sitting there, already booted up, and left running for the duration. The little pad can't replace that.
"retired to my stateroom". That's code for surfing prOn, right?
It worked every day for ten day for me, and I suspect it would for a great many people. The iPad is always booted up and seems quite real to me for actual (as opposed to theoretical) purposes.
Sounds great. I understand that for traveling, for lots of people, the iPad could be great.
I question whether it might be best for me, for an everyday casual use device.
I'd love a good/real web browser tablet on my couch. An ebook reader next to the bed.
But for anything/everything else, for me, I prefer a full experience and the ability to have a real keyboard and the convenience of not having to hold the damn thing every second.
So I question my former interest in tablet computers. And I question whether my disappointment with the limitations of the iPad. I'm not sure what I was thinking a tablet computer might be.
ISTM that the iPad is neither simple/cheap enough to have multiple ones laying around the house, ready to be taken to the beach or on the bus or to the throne. And it is not capable enough to do everything well.
So I'm in a quandry, but I'm impressed with the capabilities and longevity of my kid's netbook. It is as capable as my old laptop - more even. It has a webcam and wireless n, and it lasts all day unplugged. It outputs 1080p/5.1 channel sound via HDMI.
And I could have bought 3 of them for the price of some iPads, with money left over for cool software..
I disagree with the notion that all Macs will go touchscreen. but the portables sure, especially for general consumers, likely will. Starting with the Macbook and perhaps Air.
I eventually expect to see an Surface-type iMac device that rests on your desk at an elevated position instead of just lying flat like the MS Surface. I wouldn't be surprised either if it was running Intel hardware. Instead of using keyboard shortcuts it will gesture-based with the multitouch dictionary Apple has patented twice over the past three years. Companies like Adobe will have to rethink the UI for their pro apps which most would say is a long time coming. Features will not be lost but rearranged.
I have seen Jobs write the PC is changing, the recent iPad ad says this is just the beginning and Ive says at the end of the iPad guided tour that this is direction they're headed in. I don't think the change is immediate and will probably take place over a decade. It will be interesting to see what Jobs has to say at the All Things D conference.
The fact of the matter is that the typical Apple customer is buying multiple Apple products, not just one and also likely has a PC in the household as well.
On average, Apple's customers are considerably more affluent than those of their competitors. The underaged fanboys here still living with Mommy aren't the average Apple consumer.
I get what you are saying about multiple products. But I have a iPod Classic, Nano and an iPhone. While the Nano is great in the park because of it's size and weight, I would rather take the iPhone cause it does much more.
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and it costs a fraction of a computer.
every new phone, ipod sells way more units than computers when it first releases also.
To a knowledgeable tech person (or business person) the iPad doesn't replace anything
Hmm, I'm a programmer and IF I can find an app/hardware combo for the iPad that will allow me to lay down 4 MIDI/Audio tracks and transfer them to my iMac then I've just replaced my iBook. Maybe it's already there ... or maybe I need to get coding!
Horses for courses.
Hmm, could Apple be restricting iPad supply to get people to buy a Mac instead?
Doesn't seem like it's working.
People may not want to hear it but this, and other future touchscreen Apple products, are the future of the Mac.
I disagree with the notion that all Macs will go touchscreen. but the portables sure, especially for general consumers, likely will. Starting with the Macbook and perhaps Air.
The iPad is sure making things interesting.
Not bad for a device that was declared an "EIPIC FAIL" by the resident trolls because it doesn't have a USB port. And all us, fanboys and trolls alike, need to finally realize that our preferences and opinions are meaningless in the face of the mass market. We are an ittsy-bittsy, teesy-weensy minority who would like to think we know what will sell and what will not. Calling the mass market too dumb or too stupid to know what they need only shows our own complete ignorance.
No way. I just spent ten days traveling with an iPad and it was so much more pleasurable than any notebook I've hauled around for the same purpose. If these numbers hold up, the never used one but still don't like it crowd are going to be very confused.
I can understand that the iPad would work well for traveling. But for everyday use?
The more I think about it, the less I want a tablet as a multi-purpose device. I can see the allure of cheap tablets laying around the house, each perhaps with limited useability, but each one working well for limited tasks.
But for a general-use portable, especially for watching video and surfing the web, I'm starting to think that the whole tablet form factor is flawed.
They seem great for reading text, however. I used to carry around 25 full length novels on my PDA. Add a bunch of movies and other entertainment, and I can see why a tablet would be great for traveling.
But in the evenings, when I've retired to my stateroom, I'd rather have a real computer at my disposal. Just sitting there, already booted up, and left running for the duration. The little pad can't replace that.
I disagree with the notion that all Macs will go touchscreen. but the portables sure, especially for general consumers, likely will. Starting with the Macbook and perhaps Air.
Eventually, there will be no such thing as a "Mac".
Apple's iPad believed to be outselling Macs in US
well its not going to have outsold macs anywhere else yet is it?
I disagree with the notion that all Macs will go touchscreen. but the portables sure, especially for general consumers, likely will. Starting with the Macbook and perhaps Air.
I doubt it, at least not without major changes to the OSX UI, which even if it comes, is still a long way off. The functional appeal of the iPad is that the UI is designed to work with this type of hardware. Slapping a touch interface onto of a desktop OS is not the Apple way of problem solving.
As for the sales beating out MACs: Might be possible, as the novelty, and gray market buying for overseas have definitely spiked the demand but this is not sustainable in the long run.
Hard to believe that people are favoring a Media device over a laptop but in the short run maybe.
Lastly, I'd like to know how the analyst in this story got his volume conclusion when APPLE has NOT made any statements after the one about selling a million IPADS in 28 days.
Also most stores haven't had any IPADS for over 2 weeks.
I doubt it, at least not without major changes to the OSX UI, which even if it comes, is still a long way off. The functional appeal of the iPad is that the UI is designed to work with this type of hardware. Slapping a touch interface onto of a desktop OS is not the Apple way of problem solving.
well said. slapping a touch interface onto a desktop OS sounds much more like Microsoft than Apple.
I can understand that the iPad would work well for traveling. But for everyday use?
The more I think about it, the less I want a tablet as a multi-purpose device. I can see the allure of cheap tablets laying around the house, each perhaps with limited useability, but each one working well for limited tasks.
But for a general-use portable, especially for watching video and surfing the web, I'm starting to think that the whole tablet form factor is flawed.
They seem great for reading text, however. I used to carry around 25 full length novels on my PDA. Add a bunch of movies and other entertainment, and I can see why a tablet would be great for traveling.
But in the evenings, when I've retired to my stateroom, I'd rather have a real computer at my disposal. Just sitting there, already booted up, and left running for the duration. The little pad can't replace that.
It worked every day for ten day for me, and I suspect it would for a great many people. The iPad is always booted up and seems quite real to me for actual (as opposed to theoretical) purposes.
I have ordered an iPad (arriving next week) but it will not stop me upgrading my Mac when the next model comes out.
What it has made me reconsider is whether I really need to upgrade my iPhone 3G to a 4G. Because if I have the iPad for 3rd party apps, then the phone is mostly just email, and even a crappy old 3G (non-S) is fine for that.
Yep. They don't make it easy. My approach is: There are days when I will leave the house only with an iPhone, Re. playtime but still want to be connected via email, text, To Do lists, Internet, etc.
There are days when I will carry the iPhone and the iPad, Re. using the iPad for making proposals, showing reports to clients, etc. Yes there's overlap. But doing email, apps, browsing so much more enjoyable on iPad.
And then sometimes I'll need the MBA to sit in a restaurant by the lake and work.
I think one just has to resign themselves that there is overlap and yes the initial investment can be expensive, but having all three sure makes life/work more efficient, productive and therefore worth it!
I can understand that the iPad would work well for traveling. But for everyday use?
The more I think about it, the less I want a tablet as a multi-purpose device. I can see the allure of cheap tablets laying around the house, each perhaps with limited useability, but each one working well for limited tasks.
But for a general-use portable, especially for watching video and surfing the web, I'm starting to think that the whole tablet form factor is flawed.
They seem great for reading text, however. I used to carry around 25 full length novels on my PDA. Add a bunch of movies and other entertainment, and I can see why a tablet would be great for traveling.
But in the evenings, when I've retired to my stateroom, I'd rather have a real computer at my disposal. Just sitting there, already booted up, and left running for the duration. The little pad can't replace that.
"retired to my stateroom". That's code for surfing prOn, right?
It worked every day for ten day for me, and I suspect it would for a great many people. The iPad is always booted up and seems quite real to me for actual (as opposed to theoretical) purposes.
Sounds great. I understand that for traveling, for lots of people, the iPad could be great.
I question whether it might be best for me, for an everyday casual use device.
I'd love a good/real web browser tablet on my couch. An ebook reader next to the bed.
But for anything/everything else, for me, I prefer a full experience and the ability to have a real keyboard and the convenience of not having to hold the damn thing every second.
So I question my former interest in tablet computers. And I question whether my disappointment with the limitations of the iPad. I'm not sure what I was thinking a tablet computer might be.
ISTM that the iPad is neither simple/cheap enough to have multiple ones laying around the house, ready to be taken to the beach or on the bus or to the throne. And it is not capable enough to do everything well.
So I'm in a quandry, but I'm impressed with the capabilities and longevity of my kid's netbook. It is as capable as my old laptop - more even. It has a webcam and wireless n, and it lasts all day unplugged. It outputs 1080p/5.1 channel sound via HDMI.
And I could have bought 3 of them for the price of some iPads, with money left over for cool software..
"retired to my stateroom". That's code for surfing prOn, right?
I was trying to sound classy about it....
I disagree with the notion that all Macs will go touchscreen. but the portables sure, especially for general consumers, likely will. Starting with the Macbook and perhaps Air.
I eventually expect to see an Surface-type iMac device that rests on your desk at an elevated position instead of just lying flat like the MS Surface. I wouldn't be surprised either if it was running Intel hardware. Instead of using keyboard shortcuts it will gesture-based with the multitouch dictionary Apple has patented twice over the past three years. Companies like Adobe will have to rethink the UI for their pro apps which most would say is a long time coming. Features will not be lost but rearranged.
I have seen Jobs write the PC is changing, the recent iPad ad says this is just the beginning and Ive says at the end of the iPad guided tour that this is direction they're headed in. I don't think the change is immediate and will probably take place over a decade. It will be interesting to see what Jobs has to say at the All Things D conference.
The fact of the matter is that the typical Apple customer is buying multiple Apple products, not just one and also likely has a PC in the household as well.
On average, Apple's customers are considerably more affluent than those of their competitors. The underaged fanboys here still living with Mommy aren't the average Apple consumer.
I get what you are saying about multiple products. But I have a iPod Classic, Nano and an iPhone. While the Nano is great in the park because of it's size and weight, I would rather take the iPhone cause it does much more.