Re:Apple iPad rival HP Slate sees demand fizzle at 9,000 units
by kenjackson on Wednesday November 17, 2010 @12:46PM
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Oddly though, what you criticize me for is exactly what the iPad is. It's taking iOS and scaling it to a tablet form-factor.
The key question is, what is missing from my suggestion? The internals of the iPad are basically a computer. Like literally, you can probably rip off the shell and put a Mac OS like shell on it. That's how Apple designed the iPhone too.
It's really simply an issue of the shell and the ecosystem. Note, MS didn't take this approach with all of the other tablets that existed. They did NOT change the shell nor attempt to change the ecosystem.
Now maybe you think Apple sucks at design too and the iPhone and the iPad are total failings. I think many would think otherwise.
Not being a bad designer isn't a failing. But being able to recognize that you're talking to someone who does understand design could be a problem. :-)
The key question is, what is missing from my suggestion? The internals of the iPad are basically a computer. Like literally, you can probably rip off the shell and put a Mac OS like shell on it. That's how Apple designed the iPhone too.
It's really simply an issue of the shell and the ecosystem. Note, MS didn't take this approach with all of the other tablets that existed. They did NOT change the shell nor attempt to change the ecosystem.
Now maybe you think Apple sucks at design too and the iPhone and the iPad are total failings. I think many would think otherwise.
Not being a bad designer isn't a failing. But being able to recognize that you're talking to someone who does understand design could be a problem. :-)