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This is as clear and concise a statement I have found on why this is it-

1. It is SO SIMPLE. It is basically a highly responsive capacitative piece of glass with solid state memory and an IPS display. Just as a book is basically paper bound together in a portable form factor. The simplicity is what allows everyone, us, software developers, content providers and accessory manufacturers to pour themselves into it, to remake it according to the limits of their imagination. I’ll stop before I get too Disney.

The book analogy is a great one, also ironic since the iPad is also intended as an alternative to paper books…

From StephenFry.com

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TUI stands for Touch User Interface of course.

Apple won. And this time they have the traction and experience to keep the lead.

If you want to look at the iPad long term, forget about the specs, the interface is the only thing that won’t be COMPLETELY different 5 years from now. Anyway, I’m sure multitasking and possibly Flash is coming in a few short months with OS 4 anyway.

This is the future of computing, I don’t mean in a ‘wow the new Intel CPU has 20 cores!’ sorta way. Actually, the original iPhone represented the future of computing, this is just the next step in that progression. As Stephen said, without the iPhone there would have been no Android, WebOS, etc.

While Microsoft was devoting much of its effort on Windows 7 (and should be commended for it), Apple just completely changed the future of computing. Do you think people will be using clamshell notebooks in 10 years? Think again.

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-Price range of $500 to $1000
-iPhone OS
-iWork and other tablet-optimized apps (from both desktop and iPhone)
-10″ screen
-Apple book store
-External keyboard

From insidedigitalmedia.com

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It seems like something really is coming this time, finally. So what gives? Tablets aren’t that popular, and who wants a bigger iPhone/iPod Touch that won’t fit in your pocket? Here’s what gives-
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A smartphone company that only has 1 model, no 3G, no 3rd party apps, and no push email. What sales can it possibly do against entrenched companies like Microsoft, Palm, Nokia, and RIM?

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Before MacWorld I almost took a flyer on some put options. I didn’t see any big news coming out, so I thought the stock was going to temporarily dip. The stock started dipping before I bought those put options, gave me second thoughts, and the rest is history. I missed the run-up to 200, and I also missed the run-down to 120. But is now actually the greatest opportunity to make money on AAPL?
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Technology vs. Content
So as it turns out, the games actually don’t matter in the video GAME market. What matters is getting a big studio like Warner to commit to Blu-Ray…

Imagine what the story would have been if Warner had switched to the other side, it would have been a disaster for Blu-Ray, for the PS3, and for Sony as well (of epic proportions.) Sony really bet the company on Blu-Ray, and it looks like they have turned the corner.

Instead, public perception has swung on the PS3. The blue noose around its neck is no longer, now it becomes an asset especially as production prices drop and the price premium for including a next-gen optical drive goes down. The reason this works is that adoption of new video games consoles is much faster than that of new movie or music formats. So even a middling sales volume for PS3 had a huge impact on the Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD user base battle.
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Apple wins again.

They’ve already had to cut the current iPod prices by $50. Dressing it up in a new shell and making it shorter will not be enough to keep their price points. Even if the base iPod goes to say 40 or 60GB, it will not cause many waves, nor will it allow them to bump back up to $299 and $349/$399 IMO.

I think the fullscreen iPod is BY FAR the most exciting thing Apple could do right now, and would re-invigorate the full-sized iPod line. There’s been more focus on movies by Apple, so it’s also a natural progression. The touchscreen UI on the iPhone is oh-so-sexy, and the iPod could use that injection of sex appeal (being that it’s been outsold for years by Mini/Nano.) I only hope they can hit the $299 price point for a 30GB model (without camera or wifi). With the onscreen keyboard you could even add and edit playlists (not just on-the-go).
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Sony claims Blu-ray “winner” in format war

Well, now we know where all the money Sony is sinking into the PS3 is going- so Sony can claim to be the winner 2 months into a long, long race. They may not have won the console war over the holidays, but did win the format war. I guess the attach rate for BR movies is much better than that for PS3 games…
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How can anyone not see that this will forever change the landscape of technology? (more…)

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