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Originally Posted by BenLee
Found this interesting article about a recent survey done on iPad users.
The findings were that iPads appeal to mostly females and new Apple users.
But the part I found most interesting was this segment here:
So, half of the iPad owners no longer want to consider buying an eReader. Considering the 3 million (?) iPads that have sold or will be sold.... that's a lot of people who have been eliminated as possible eReader users.
Another interesting bit was this
I knew entertainment and "cool" had something to do with the iPad's success, but wow. Amazing. Plus, nobody even mentioned anything about utility or reading. "convenience" is somewhat vague. Convenient to do what? |
Interesting. But I guess, most of those consumers wouldn't have bought a gaming device or eBook reader anyway.
Personally, owning 4 PSPs and 3 NDS (soon, hopefully the 3D NDS), I find it ridiculous, to compare games on iPad to dedicated consoles.
Yes, there are some highlights. And yes, I don't need 5GB of multimedia, to be entertained with Sudoku or Kakuro.
But comparing the quality of, let's say, my 25 most favorite games on PSP, NDS and iPad, the difference is enormous.
And it has to be. My most expensive game on iPad probably has been $ 10, lots of them even in the range of $ 3. What's the average on PSP or NDS? $ 30? And I've found maybe 5 "big names" of the gaming industry for iPad - nothing compared to PSP or NDS.
Same for dedicated eBook readers. Statistics in the beginning said, 2.5 books per iPad had been downloaded (not even purchased, the free "Alice" and other books have been included in that count).
My average is about 200 book purchases per year. I think, the target group of iPads simply isn't the avid reader.
Don't get me wrong: I like my iPad - a lot.
But that's for reading magazines, surfing the web or a casual game while riding the train. All I've done before on my UMPC, which in the meantime I only use for some special tasks like downloading.
But I'd never replace any of my specialised units with iPad.
BTW: Does anyone of the "hardcore gamers" really enjoy a touchscreen for 3D egoshooters?