Apple has done it again! Or has it? Whatever, the newest device released [or at least revealed] by Apple today will have a ripple effect no matter what.
From The Slate's The Big Money:
"They should have called it the iDisrupt. Steve Jobs’ big reveal today was more impressive for its ripple effects than for the device itself. This computer is the climax of a decade’s worth of technological change. For the last 10 years, industries have been coping with how the Internet and mobile computing are changing their business models. And now we have a computer that does not just promise to drive a final stake in the way things once were, but offers a new path forward. Steve Jobs has never been more of a beneficent dictator.
That’s not to say that this thing is perfect. In fact, it’s this writer’s opinion that the device is a moderate disappointment. It’s missing a webcam, Adobe (ADBE) Flash support, non-AT&T (ATT) compatibility, the ability to run two apps at the same time, and any definitively new way to interact with a computer. The question by which this thing should be judged is: What can it do that the iPhone can’t? For now, we don’t know the answer. Which is why this is a step toward the future, but not yet into it.
But its hardware deficiencies don’t negate its effect on ancillary industries. To understand what I mean, let’s look at all of the different industries this tablet touches, changes, and potentially saves. Consider it a disruption report card."
Read on here.
Also read, on Slate, one person's love of the iPad already.
From The Slate's The Big Money:
"They should have called it the iDisrupt. Steve Jobs’ big reveal today was more impressive for its ripple effects than for the device itself. This computer is the climax of a decade’s worth of technological change. For the last 10 years, industries have been coping with how the Internet and mobile computing are changing their business models. And now we have a computer that does not just promise to drive a final stake in the way things once were, but offers a new path forward. Steve Jobs has never been more of a beneficent dictator.
That’s not to say that this thing is perfect. In fact, it’s this writer’s opinion that the device is a moderate disappointment. It’s missing a webcam, Adobe (ADBE) Flash support, non-AT&T (ATT) compatibility, the ability to run two apps at the same time, and any definitively new way to interact with a computer. The question by which this thing should be judged is: What can it do that the iPhone can’t? For now, we don’t know the answer. Which is why this is a step toward the future, but not yet into it.
But its hardware deficiencies don’t negate its effect on ancillary industries. To understand what I mean, let’s look at all of the different industries this tablet touches, changes, and potentially saves. Consider it a disruption report card."
Read on here.
Also read, on Slate, one person's love of the iPad already.
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