The Apple iPad

[Kshitiz_Indian]

Found this absolute gem of a post at DailyTech, and I couldn't resist posting it here. It refers to Jobs' open letter.

The original extract:

Adobe’s Flash products are 100% proprietary. They are only available from Adobe, and Adobe has sole authority as to their future enhancement, pricing, etc. While Adobe’s Flash products are widely available, this does not mean they are open, since they are controlled entirely by Adobe and available only from Adobe. By almost any definition, Flash is a closed system.

Now replace Adobe with Apple and Flash with Mac. It starts to make more sense.

Apple’s Mac products are 100% proprietary. They are only available from Apple, and Apple has sole authority as to their future enhancement, pricing, etc. While Apple’s Mac products are widely available, this does not mean they are open, since they are controlled entirely by Apple and available only from Apple. By almost any definition, Mac is a closed system.

He really needs an editor, Jobs does! :laugh

This is hypocrisy at its best, from what I've seen.

Kshitiz_Indian added 4 Minutes and 19 Seconds later...

apple and flash | sohummm.com

I have no qualms with them getting rid of Flash. Personally, I despise Flash-based websites. Video streaming for Flash is the only thing it is good for right now.

I have more issues with Apple's completely un-provoked banning of third party development tools. With their latest release, they have banned iPhone OS apps from being initially developed in any language other than Objective C. What this means is that using the Flash CS5 iPhone App product to deploy an app is grounds for being rejected from the App Store. As are apps produced by MonoTouch. Use of both these services still require you to pay for an Apple developer license and a Mac for development purposes. Apple is not losing *any* money due to those developers, but yet they just want to maintain draconian control, hence they make it illegal for app developers to use those products.

Yeah, and that left me boggled as well, it was clearly a swipe at Adobe, and not a business decision. He wants the web to be open and standard, yet wants developers to develop exclusively for the iPhone and not for anything else.

 

[sohum]

To Jobs' credit, he did acknowledge that Apple makes proprietary products. However, as I also said on my blog, it was a major case of hypocrisy. Apple is the most proprietary tech company today, which is why the whole "openness" argument is very ironic.

 

[Cricketman]

Although I love their products, the biggest problem I have with Apple is that they are too closed, and they want you to use their product the way they want you to. This isn't so much the case with their computers but with iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads. It is like Apple have become 'Big Brother' from their famous 1984 commercial. :\

This is why I choose to jailbreak my iPod . Freedom ftw

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

To Jobs' credit, he did acknowledge that Apple makes proprietary products. However, as I also said on my blog, it was a major case of hypocrisy. Apple is the most proprietary tech company today, which is why the whole "openness" argument is very ironic.

I read your blog post, it was pretty much bang on.

I wish one of these days Adobe would pull out from offering Photoshop for the Mac OSX. Would give Apple the much needed slap in the face. Pretty sure if this happens designers WILL switch to Windows, if not stop using Mac OSX. The whole argument about Macs being better at graphics designing and stuff will be left with next to nothing. But as me, and everyone knows, this is never going to happen.

Kshitiz_Indian added 2 Minutes and 1 Seconds later...

Although I love their products, the biggest problem I have with Apple is that they are too closed, and they want you to use their product the way they want you to. This isn't so much the case with their computers but with iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads. It is like Apple have become 'Big Brother' from their famous 1984 commercial. :\

This is why I choose to jailbreak my iPod . Freedom ftw

But they've started doing it with their computers too now. Jobs is pushing more and more towards no Flash for Macs in public (though they just opened a new API related to hardware acceleration, which Adobe can use), and I wouldn't be surprised if we saw an App store for the Mac 10 years down the line.

 

[Cricketman]

Jon Stewart assails Apple for becoming "big brother" | NetworkWorld.com Community :laugh

 

[sohum]

I wish one of these days Adobe would pull out from offering Photoshop for the Mac OSX. Would give Apple the much needed slap in the face. Pretty sure if this happens designers WILL switch to Windows, if not stop using Mac OSX. The whole argument about Macs being better at graphics designing and stuff will be left with next to nothing. But as me, and everyone knows, this is never going to happen.

Adobe, unfortunately, cannot be self-righteous since that would mean a large short-term dip in profits for them and this would mean stockholders would dump them. This is why competition laws exist in the first place!

 

[SciD]

1 Million sold in 28 days.

Guess Steve is laughing somewhere.

 

[Abhas]

YouTube - Brand new ipad getting smashed by a baseball bat
This video sums it up

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

DailyTech - Report: U.S. Government to Launch Apple Antitrust Probe Over iPhone Flash Lockout

:hpraise About ruddy time!

 

[Cricketman]

My dad was given an iPad by his colleagues for his 50th birthday today. O.M.G.

After using it for a longer period of time this thing is truly remarkable. Web surfing is better than ever (the sony vaio just feels so clunky now). It is so sleek, so light, yet, it can do so much as well. Lack of flash is a non issue really, there are apps for the major websites that are flash heavy (Youtube, ABC). Hulu would be nice though. News applications are pretty cool, it just immerses you in whatever you are doing.

For people like my mom, the iPad is perfect. They only use the internet for e-mail, google, chat, and facebook. It is super portable, can be taken anywhere, has all the apps you could ever want, and looks great. Although it isn't a computer replacement, for most of the users out there it is more than enough.

Successful product I must say. I was totally against it when it first came out, but damn Apple really know how to deliver a product.

 

[SaiSrini]

iPad is already a success. Quite a few of my friends have already bought it. Apple have their fingers exactly placed on the pulses of the audience.

 

[SciD]

For people like my mom, the iPad is perfect. They only use the internet for e-mail, google, chat, and facebook. It is super portable, can be taken anywhere, has all the apps you could ever want, and looks great. Although it isn't a computer replacement, for most of the users out there it is more than enough.

A smart phone can do all this and is more portable and offers more features. + you do not need fancy apps to view flash stuff.

The best use for iPad till now for me is for students or sales agents.

 

[Cricketman]

Smart phones are simply too small. The iPad is a great size for typing, and especially for viewing content like the browsing the internet or watching movies. Can't do that for extended periods of time on a smartphone. Plus, phones rare more expensive. 200$ up front plus monthly charges of over 80$ for voce and data, that you bare committed to paying for 2 years. If you buy it without a contract it is more expensive up front. Will end up costing more than an iPad either way.

This is my first post from the vice. Really loving it.

 

[pcfan123]

Smart phones are small for a reason, they fit in your pocket. If you are going to lug an iPad around all the time then good luck to you

 

[sohum]

Smart phones are simply too small. The iPad is a great size for typing, and especially for viewing content like the browsing the internet or watching movies. Can't do that for extended periods of time on a smartphone. Plus, phones rare more expensive. 200$ up front plus monthly charges of over 80$ for voce and data, that you bare committed to paying for 2 years. If you buy it without a contract it is more expensive up front. Will end up costing more than an iPad either way.

This is my first post from the vice. Really loving it.

I think the typos in the post demonstrate that the keyboard really isn't up to scratch.

Also, keep in mind that for the 3G version of the iPad, you're still going to have to pay the provider monthly.