Now that the storm seems over and that we digested some noise, here are some gross thoughts on what we are observing about the iPad

- It is probably the most over anticipated AND underestimated device since the iPhone
- The 3 killer features of the Tablet are probably and beyond all expectations and gorgeous UI, 1. speed 2. battery life and 3.price 3 things the iPhone is not yet good at. The rest seems like a decoration
- Probably a killer device for reading. Not sure the Kindle comparison is good because the Kindle is made for reading books. iPad is going to be killer to read 1. Comics / 2 Magazines / 3 PhotoBooks / 4 Music Sheets *
- Multi-tasking is not yet here. let's bet it will be within 12 months. At least some form of communication protocol between key apps (email, calendar, contact, notes)
- In the ad, Jobs does not appear, only Yve, Schiller and Forstdale. One of them will replace Jobs. I would say Yve (most charisma, vision, apple DNA)
- The 2 immediate killer iPhone apps for iPad will be Instapaper and ReadItLater
- How will you deal with an iPhone, running already 1 phone number and an iPad running another? Will there be a sync?
- Will the iPad be used as a Phone? Probably not, even if the function is available on the 3G model. During the Apple event nothing was said about calling. It is more about data and permanent connection
- App discovery for the iPad will become even more critical since a new generation of Apps will raise in addition to current iPhone apps.
- Probably the most missed feature to make the iPad a true macbook replacement, will be a frontal webcam.
Bonus:
- why iPad.com is not an Apple property?
- Will the iPad blend?
We think the iPad will be a major success. Maybe bigger than the iPod touch.
* one thing i really wonder whether Apple thought about, since the iPad is a connected device, will books "web ready"? meaning if i read a sentence, run a search on a word in Google, or find a wikipedia definition instantly. Will there be "Smart reading" enabled vs "Classic Reading"
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