Thread: iPad IPad Design - if Apple was custom designing one for me
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Old 02-14-2010, 01:17 PM   #107
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Originally Posted by drachasor View Post
Taking that out of the equation, this is what I have asked numerous people who have expressed interest in the iPad: What are you getting it to DO?

I've never really gotten a response to that. It doesn't seem like it is going to do anything you can't have your phone do (and your phone is smaller and is also a phone). There just doesn't seem to be a selling point to this device.
But the phone has a small screen and you pay a fortune for it monthly. It looks like the 3G iPad will cost a lot less to run:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/i...s-3g-cost-you/
There are a lot of uses for a device that can connect to the internet anywhere. Just one example: Imagine being in a museum and wanting more info on an exhibit: pull up wikipedia.
Personally, I'd use the 3G data but not the talk time. So why pay for the talk? This is why I've not bought a smartphone. If the iPad was a little smaller, say 7 inches, then I'd be very tempted.
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