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A couple of weeks ago, Donna and I were trapped in Dulles airport waiting for a delayed connecting flight to LA. Passing a booth selling software that promised to teach you a second language elicited the following conversation:
Donna:
So if you could learn a language just by plugging a chip into your head like in The Matrix, would you do it?
Charles:
Of course! Especially if it had an Apple logo. Sign me up for my iBrain.
Donna:
You realise one day Steve Jobs would flick the override switch and we'd all end up part of his zombie army.
Charles: (Zombie Voice)
Must⦠donate⦠pancreasâ¦
So yes, cards on the table, I'm an Apple fanboy and you can clearly dismiss anything I might have to say about the iPad as the deluded ravings thereof.
Another point of view would be to say that if you look at the string of wildly successful products Apple has produced since the original iMac, the way they turned from resigned âWhen are they going to die?â to breathless âWhat are they going to do next?â in the course of a decade, anyone who doesnât at least have a grudging appreciation of the company and its products deserves to have their judgement questioned.
There are plenty of monolithic iPad reviews out there. You can find a whole selection on Google then pick the one that most comfortably agrees with the opinion you have already. My own contribution to this mass of ones and zeroes will hopefully be forthcoming over the next week or two.
Table of Contents:
Subject to change without notice
Yes, itâs a big iPhone
A grab-bag of first impressions
Multitasking is a technology, not a feature
Those who sacrifice liberty for security get cool toys
Why the iTunes App Store is doomed, the web is the future and Apple knows it
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