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Stephen Fry posted his thoughts on the iPad. He waxes enthusiastically about the device, but his thoughts about Apple naysayers are perhaps the best:
I have always thought Hans Christian Andersen should have written a companion piece to the Emperor’s New Clothes, in which everyone points at the Emperor shouting, in a Nelson from the Simpson’s voice, “Ha ha! He’s naked.” And then a lone child pipes up, ‘No. He’s actually wearing a really fine suit of clothes.” And they all clap hands to their foreheads as they realise they have been duped into something worse than the confidence trick, they have fallen for what E. M. Forster called the lack of confidence trick. How much easier it is to distrust, to doubt, to fold the arms and say “Not impressed”. I’m not advocating dumb gullibility, but it is has always amused me that those who instinctively dislike Apple for being apparently cool, trendy, design fixated and so on are the ones who are actually so damned cool and so damned sensitive to stylistic nuance that they can’t bear to celebrate or recognise obvious class, beauty and desire. The fact is that Apple users like me are the uncoolest people on earth: we salivate, dribble, coo, sigh, grin and bubble with delight.
The first thing people say about the iPad is why does it not have $FEATURE?
Why? It’s about the software and experience.
That’s what people miss. Was the iPod a phenomenal device on it’s own? No. Was iTunes the best MP3 album software? No. Did the two, plus the store, create an incredible vertical experience? Yes.
This is what other companies miss. The Microsoft Zune HD is an awesome device. Not allowing people to activate for two days and then gimp software? Not good. Sony eReaders are slick. Is the book buying experience good? No. You need to make the total user experience seamless.
I know the iPad is not for everyone, and you can bet Apple more than understands that. They are selling a device to people that never bought a netbook, don’t know what a smartbook is, and suddenly “realize” they want an easy to use mobile device. They are selling a device to people that have an iPhone that want just a little bit more. They are not selling the device to people that remove Windows from their netbook and immediately install Ubuntu.
The last said…. I still may get an iPad.
In lieu of the standard unboxing of some new electronic gadget, I present you with my version of unboxing photos.
Why do people rush to the grocery store when snow is imminent? Do they not plan ahead as per any other week? Do they expect to suddenly drink twice as much milk as normal? Do they predict sudden bouts of diarrhea, hence the mad rush on toilet paper?
Since this has been sent to me many times today, I’ll share:
Open the file in Preview, hit Shift--F and see if the two bars look the same.
Did you notice 10.6.2 updated the System Preferences icon for the mouse to a Magic Mouse?
Grey skies, fallen leaves, and creeping darkness make for bland photos, so time to try some HDR.
The obligatory super-tonemapped version:
Taken with Tiltshift Generator
