Molly Wood attacks the iPad

Yeah she actually says only New York liberals are going to buy this thing, trying to pretend she's as controversial as Ann Coulter. But never mind her, because real business people know what the score is, and the AMAZON team is more than a little concerned about this iPad thing selling quite a bit more.

Now as a Kindle owner I will probably keep both. However, after seeing the video of eBook reader on the iPad, I can instantly recognize it as something I would appreciate more. It really LOOKS like a book. The Kindle reader is more like an etch-a-sketch, and the screen is all the Kindle will have going for it (even though it is only in B&W) once the iPad is released.

Furthermore, you cannot read typical PDF files on the Kindle. I tried downloading some already and was shocked to learn the "Kindle does not handle this type of software". Man, one of the reasons my wife got it for me was to read the slew of PDFs I have on my computer. Not only will the iPad be able to download and read PDFs but it will open up an entirely new market for eBook producers (us) to directly submit and sell via the iBook Store. Think about that, a mere 10 MILLION new units to market YOUR eBook to!

Add that to the (seemingly dated) square button toggle navigation, the real buttons (that wear) next-page navigation, and the convoluted home page and setting navigation you can see why Amazon is in panic mode right now about the iPad.

Keep in mind Apple will be making deals with any kind of book publisher, so there will be no limitations as to what gets sold through the iBook store. If you have shopped Amazon through the Kindle store, you know already that there are nowhere near the amount of books sold there as in the general Amazon website.

Molly Wood complains about it not having a phone or video, as if someone was going to place a tablet on their ear or point it at someone to shoot video. Apple already has products that can do that, duh??

They are not in the business of overlapping themselves, they are in the business of defining new markets, like no other company has done, at least as consistently.

I have quite another take on your Apple iPad opinion:

Leave it to Apple to:

* Create an entire new market segment.
* Make an eBook feel like a REAL book, (unlike my Kindle).
* Make eMail ACTUALLY look fun to go through
* Possibly save MANY newspaper subscription services
* Have 1,000s of programmers eager to create APPs for the iPad
* Design a product that will bring "new" seniors to the internet
* Have iPad displace several digital gadgets in the home
* Have the planet abuzz with one introduction
* Sell 10 MILLION units in year one
* Expand their client base through the iPad

It's interesting to see how many people like Molly Wood are making fun of this product, when at the very least you gotta admit these Cupertino dudes that wear jeans at work, kinda know a thing or two about running a multi billion dollar company > which is about to change the industry, yet again.

in reference to: CNET on Apple iPad: No one should buy this thing | freep.com | Detroit Free Press (view on Google Sidewiki)