tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352155589322140093.post2108915721266485836..comments2010-02-03T01:31:56.425-05:00motstandethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06296441082624422375noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352155589322140093.post-33938010579526605172010-02-03T01:31:56.425-05:002010-02-03T01:31:56.425-05:00The market potential of the iPad is yet to be seen. When there&#39;s software out for the platform and users have it in their hands, we&#39;ll see how much of a bust it is. It&#39;s easy to slam something like the the iPad or iPod before they&#39;re released because the implications of these products aren&#39;t readily transparent to people who are not in the tech industry. Within the industry the iPad has had a shaky reception, too, but it&#39;s primarily because the device is not meant for the dedicated technology user as much as most apple products are. The iPad is in a unique bind: the people who cover tech aren&#39;t thrilled because it isn&#39;t aimed at them, and everyone else lacks the understanding of tech needed to see the implications.evizaerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09836136474835816824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352155589322140093.post-16270416145836021272010-01-30T20:32:33.169-05:002010-01-30T20:32:33.169-05:00Hmmm... General concensus is that the ipad is a flop with no nitch. I&#39;ll wait for the next gen with a real os before I make the plunge. Hell, no multitasking? Major bummer for people who wanted to use it for chatting while they surf the net. Overall, just not impressed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352155589322140093.post-77158508244971331132010-01-30T08:52:55.969-05:002010-01-30T08:52:55.969-05:00As much as I&#39;d like to see MMO&#39;s try new boundaries, the best this one is good for is to kick the idea around. Technology and consumers won&#39;t let this get into the market. <br /><br />Unless... these iPad&#39;s sweep the market replacing the average PC within a decade. After that happens they need years to develop it. After that 15 year swing takes place we have a new technology in place.<br /><br />Scenario 2, Guitar Hero style but for computers. A MMORPG can have a different set of controllers (like a touch pad) added onto a normal computer via a USB slot. This is the more reasonable approach to getting a large customer base to keep it going. If you needed to buy an entire system for this style gaming I don&#39;t think it would ever be the huge hit it could be.<br /><br />Even with scenario 2, the game would have to be carefully developed and of course have the finances be tweaking it for years.Your Avid Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610761442160332252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352155589322140093.post-27920961478508495162010-01-28T11:56:29.286-05:002010-01-28T11:56:29.286-05:00Unimpressed. No flash, no multitasking. Looks like a big iphone without the phone. So a jumbo ipod touch. Wheee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352155589322140093.post-18866988934770860602010-01-28T08:40:44.511-05:002010-01-28T08:40:44.511-05:00Genda and TV:<br /><br />Most people seem to write this device off because it&#39;s not easy to pigeon-hole into an existing genre of products. We&#39;ll see how it behaves in the market--I think it presents us with a new category of simplified computing for around-the-house use.<br /><br />dblade:<br /><br />Comparing the DS to the iPad is like comparing a bottle-rocket to a the space shuttle. A tiny touch screen that can only take single-touch input from a stylus vs. a 10-inch display with multi-touch. The computing power of the devices does not compare at all, either. <br /><br />Have you played iPod Touch/iPhone games? There&#39;s some fun stuff out there. Apple hasn&#39;t &quot;historically sucked for gaming&quot; either. In the 80s and early 90s Apple computers were a serious platform for gaming. Apple has little to do with the success of games on their platform--it&#39;s mostly user demand and nvidia and intel being in Microsoft&#39;s pocket for many years when PC gaming was maturing.evizaerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09836136474835816824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352155589322140093.post-87518174777525219922010-01-28T03:30:29.387-05:002010-01-28T03:30:29.387-05:00We already have this, but with a smaller screen size. It&#39;s called the Nintendo DS, and it already has action MMOs: Phantasy Star zero, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. <br /><br />The DS shows exactly what touch screens can do. Games already let you draw a path on the screen for sword screens-Ninja Gaiden for one does. I&#39;m not really sure Apple,a company that has historically sucked for gaming, will do more or better than Nintendo already has.Dbladenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352155589322140093.post-45245919350118490012010-01-27T17:42:45.522-05:002010-01-27T17:42:45.522-05:00It&#39;s a big iPod Touch.<br /><br />For those wanting more screen real estate, it could replace a Touch purchase, but I&#39;m not sure how many people are in that group, vs. wanting something they can fit in their pocket.TV by the Numbershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310526767350742372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352155589322140093.post-42301374236001586882010-01-27T17:38:32.760-05:002010-01-27T17:38:32.760-05:00Two words...<br /><br />Apple Newton.<br /><br />They&#39;ll probably sell a ton of these, but it&#39;s too big to be a iPod Touch replacement, and too small to be an effective computer.<br /><br />Meh. They had to stub their toe sooner or later. Apple stock is down 2% today on the announcement.Genda Silverspikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07073878901088663253noreply@blogger.com