tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483229.post5570452655414835406..comments2023-03-30T14:51:37.976-07:00Comments on Anarchy in the AM: The iPad - The “Goldilocks” Computer?chas_mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10365057094888352212noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483229.post-25594903049447527972010-01-28T08:54:59.250-08:002010-01-28T08:54:59.250-08:00I can see a point in my life (when wi-fi is super ...I can see a point in my life (when wi-fi is super ubiquitous) where I will pony up for a Touch. I might not wait long, actually. Bento+Touch=record collector bliss. But I'm too much of a computer guy to want an iPad. I don't use a computer for non-creative work purposes <i>that much</i>. Certainly not enough for (another) monthly bill! But as I said in my earlier analysis, this is <i>exactly the right amount of computer</i> for a vast swath of lay people for whom <b>actual computers</b> are overkill of the worst kind. <br /><br />I'm not that familiar with iPhone OS so please illuminate me as to how hands-free maintenance/configuration is on this device class. If a person can just use an iPad without configuring or specifying any settings, they've got a massive hit on their hands. You want e-mail? Internet? Skype? Don't know what IMAP, POP, DNS, DHCP, etc. mean? Want a virus & malware free platform? Go to the Apple Store, pronto!<br /><br />So in summary: the desktop wars are long over Microsoft won. The everything-but-the-desktop wars are heating up, and Apple's dominating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com