Although a bit strange a name, I think it will transcend into another product that will cover the market .

I am sure Apple considered all names

dave

Well, surprisingly a lot of developers like the crippled OS, for web security reasons, for offloading daemons, etc to the webserver, and in general that might not be such a bad idea. Personally, I don't care for toy apps and OSes, but those toy apps might have been due to the limitations of the iPhone itself, as the other surprising thing is that a lot of iPhone developers and ex/refugee developers really really like the iPad, as they couldn't do what a lot of stuff that they wanted due to the iPhone screen size, and now feel they've got a good app platform, and so it's expected that some really cool apps are going to show up for the iPad. For a lot of developers now, it's all about the iPad.

And you know what they say about applications . . .

Ed

That sucker's got to multitask, though - I don't get that at all. That's the crippler.

Heh -- I like Jon Stewart tonight and their alternative name: the TamPod =D

I never get tired of Downfall mashups! This is a particularly good one:

[video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQnT0zp8Ya4&feature=player_embedded[/video]

Being able to multitask certain things would be nice. Who knows, maybe the 4.0 software will enable some of this on the iPad.

As far as being a closed architecture …you are still seeing this thing like a Laptop and not an appliance. It's no more closed than an Xbox or PS3 …or smart phones like the Pre. Those are the type of devices this should be compared to. The fact that it does things that people normally associate with a PC use is causing confusion.

I agree Zwei

Its not really a closed system , Apple is IMO , is trying to conserve battery by not allowing certain functions and is really concerned about security and 3rd party software quality .

I mean who gets the blame for poor battery life , security holes , crashing apps = Apple

Okay, this tickled me...

Well, considering that the iMacs now come with a 27" screen....That huge MacBook does seem like the next 'big' thing!

Another take on the iPad.

http://www.macworld.com/article/146038/2010/01/ipad_future_shock.html

I think I have changed my mind as far as getting one. I think this will be the replacement for our old iMac when it bites the dust.