Apple iPad hoopla fails to convince buyers.
Posted on February 7, 2010 by Jay Farmington
I said it before it ever dropped and I will continue to keep the opinion. At least for now the iPad seems like it might bomb. The unit itself lacks things like multitasking and a camera. Everything you can do on an iPad you can do on any laptop or computer and probably do it better. Apple is saying that this is the most advanced technology to date but really it isn't. It is a large iPod Touch.
Thanks to retrevo.com we have a nice little graphic that shows the declining interest in the iPad. One would assume that if there aren't major changes before the launch in March Apple might be disappointed with the market response. My take on it? Add a camera (front facing), add multi-tasking, and a more in depth OS. Most importantly adjust the pricing. $500 for 16GB of storage with no accessible file system leaves much to be desired. For $200 you can go to Best Buy, grab ANY Netbook, throw MacOSX on it and have a sick little Hackintosh that does everything the iPad does and more.
