iPad is here (well, in 60-90 days anyway)
Monday, February 1, 2010 at 12:24AM 
It's here. It's done. It's been announced. The cat is out of the bag. And now we know what the thing is. iPad. We have heard Steve's vision. Here is what I have to say about it. I was expecting more (I am still expecting more). As an Apple/Mac over-enthusiast, I say, this looks like a nice Gen 1. So nice that I cannot wait for Gen 2. I won't. I will be jumping in now. Can I order now Apple? Now? How about now?
I have been an Apple/Mac junkie since the original Mac back in the 80's. I was back and forth with DOS and Mac and Windows and Mac in the 90's. The iPod brought me squarely back in the fold in '01, but my Apple/Mac fanaticism really exploded with the iPhone. The Mac was my computer back 2007. I also had a separate phone, PDA, and iPod. Once it was all the iPhone, it all came together. My great computing and music experience were now my everything, with me all the time. Over the next few years, all Windows computers in my life were replaced by Macs. Today, I have to admit, I am pretty committed.
I was at Macworld when the iPhone was announced. It was impressive. It was obvious that it would be a big for the Mac faithful. It wasn't so clear that it would burst out beyond the Macheads. It wasn't a no-brainer for me. I had a long term relationship invested in my Palm/Treo. I didn't NEED a replacement. Maybe, when my contract ran out, but let's not get drastic. But then I touched it. I held it. That changed everything. I couldn't put it down. And once I had one, and actually used it, suddenly it was in the middle of my life, my Apple experience with me all the time. The App Store put it over the top. The iPhone/Mac combo continues to change everything for me, as it continues to evolve. I see the iPad as that next evolution.
I read a great article by Troy Jenson in Seeking Alpha on the iPad and the rush to early conclusions on the the new wonder i-Product from Apple. The post is loaded with valid comparisons of the iPad announcement to the iPhone announcement back in 2007. Even as a fan-boy back then, I did not see the potential. I did not understand. Neither did plenty of others. I had forgotten all the haters back then, all of the panning. The haters are certainly still around, waiting for the iPad to fail. Even those eagerly waiting for the iPad found some things to be disapointed with.
Even though it didn't have everything I wanted or predicted (yet), I feel good about it. I want it. I know it will continue to get better. Maybe even before the 60 to 90 days are up. More importantly, I am confident it will continue to evolve my overall Apple/Mac experience. I am VERY eager to see how this device works it's way into the Enterprise. I know it will. More on the iPad in the Enterprise, later. Now Apple? Now are you ready for my money? Now?
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