What do you think about this?
Goldman Sachs seems to believe the iPad is all that: Apple’s iPad Is Going To Destroy The Netbook Market, Says Goldman (Sorry, Microsoft).
Actually they present some pretty valid reasons for their certainty on the iPad’s ability to dominate the market. It’s all based on these five Cs: Consumption, Content, Connected, Constant operation, and Commerce.
I won’t be buying an iPad anytime soon, but I’m starting to see a lot of advantages to an iPad over a netbook computer. Based on the drop in sales for netbooks prior to the iPad’s launch, and sales of the iPad since, it does appear the netbook business is being crushed.
Still, one of my issues with Apple is its protectionist nature. I suppose this is true of just about any large company, but a particular sore point with me was my purchase of iTunes. I found out that because I don’t own an iPod — the Apple brand — I can’t transfer the iTunes I’ve purchased legally to my non-iPod MP3 player. My husband tells me there’s a way around this, but it sounds like a time-consuming process that may end up degrading the quality of sound. My question is: Why should I have to jump through hoops just to be able to listen to music I’ve purchased?
I give Apple a lot of credit for being innovators in the technology market. But it’s going to take a lot more than innovation and hype to get me to open my wallet for an iPad, iPhone, or any other Apple products. I’m not the type to buy a product just because “everybody has one.” It’s going to take a lot longer to convince me that an iPad is right for me, regardless of what Goldman Sachs says.
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