Um olhar mais atento ao novo dispositivo da Apple, no entanto, deixará no ar questões sobre a verdadeira identidade deste gadget e, já agora, para que serve realmente. O Gadget Magazine já tem algumas conclusões próprias – como o facto de ser um Tablet sem função de reconhecimento de escrita... - mas nada como dar a palavra aos especialistas internacionais na matéria, cujo olhar céptico (anti-Apple, dirão alguns) detectou uma boa mão-cheia de incongruências.
Tudo isto poderá ajudar a perceber se a nova coqueluche da Apple é mesmo uma revolução, ou apenas a máquina do marketing de Steve Jobs a funcionar...
Gizmodo
12 razões para não comprar o iPad
No Multitasking: “This is a backbreaker. If this is supposed to be a replacement for netbooks, how can it possibly not have multitasking? Are you saying I can't listen to Pandora while writing a document? I can't have my Twitter app open at the same time as my browser? I can't have AIM open at the same time as my email? Are you kidding me? This alone guarantees that I will not buy this product.
Tom’s Hardware
Five Ways Apple Can Fix the iPad
“Some people say that perspective needs to be had: the iPad isn't suppose to be a full computing device, it's suppose to be an iPod Touch on stereoids. Um... no. Even Steve Jobs himself compared it to a laptop, and said that it's suppose to be better than a laptop at doing several key things, and is suppose to be better than an iPod Touch at doing everything.”
WM Experts
Apple Announces iPad, We Yawn
“From the software point of view, the iPad is running a modified version of the iPhone OS. As of now, that means it has most of the same shortcomings as the iPhone including but not limited to lack of multitasking and support for Adobe Flash. To be fair, however, the iPad does support copy and paste (snicker).”
CIO
Four of the iPad's Biggest Whiffs
Where's the Camera? “The most obvious omission: the iPad is missing a camera. One of the reasons for its absence probably has to do with cost, says Vronko. Apple likely would have had a tough time hitting the $500 price point for a device that included a camera.
Sure, no one is going to hold up an iPad, which is the size of a TV dinner tray, point it at a someone, and say, "cheese"—but the iPad could've used a webcam for video chat. Imagine cradling the iPad, peering into its 10-inch screen, seeing your friend, and carrying on a conversation.”
Mashable
Why Apple’s iPad Disappoints
“I’ll admit that the decision not to support Flash is a logical one if you start at the right premises; Flash is responsible for countless reported crashes on Macs, and Apple can’t control it to ensure quality of experience. Apple is banking on a transition to HTML5 and CSS 3 for rich web content. While that transition has already begun, it hasn’t fully happened yet. Until it does, it’s ridiculous to call this device the best way to experience the web when one of the most ubiquitous and essential web technologies is not supported.”
