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I was wrong about Apple iPad

The world does need an Apple tablet -- and perhaps others -- contrary to what I asserted in late January. Gloaters will circle my admission like vultures pecking a carcass, but that's the penalty for being wrong. Yes, I was wrong. I admit it. Flail me in Betanews comments or other blogs. Surely Macheads will peck away even my bones. Go ahead. I won't often give you such opportunity.

There's strange and unexpected timing to my admission, which since the weekend I planned to write today. Last night, I saw that my former boss and colleague Michael Gartenberg scathingly slammed Wired for iPad in an Engadget post. He's wrong, too. Wired was to be my main example for what iPad publishing should be -- at least from an immersive content perspective. Now I need to also rebut Gartenberg's pithy but misguided commentary.

Some quick background: I bought an iPad on April 17th; earlier, I gave 12 reasons why I wouldn't. One reason for buying outweighed the 12 for not: The need to test the tablet so I could write more authoritatively about it. Apple most assuredly wouldn't send me a review unit; I don't pucker up and kiss PR butt with loving soliloquies about how great are Apple products -- although this post is about as close as there may be for a long time. On May 24th, I sold the 64GB iPad to a friend for a little less than what I paid for it. He since bought two more iPads (one 3G). But I missed the iPad and couldn't quite say why at first. I didn't need the device. Functionally, iPad overlapped with smartphone and laptop.

I was wrong. On further reflection, I realized that iPad offers fresh functionality: Immersion. I find there are fewer reading distractions, and content is better presented than on a laptop and browser. I'm more focused and retain more of what I read. For reasons not easily explained, I find myself more thoroughly reading iBooks than defaulting to the skimming I sometimes do with physical books. Part of this immersive experience is the technology, but also how iPad is used. Apple's tablet is a sit down and focus device, as much because of size and shape as screen and user interface. The totality -- physical design and software benefits -- is immersion.

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Όλοι χρειάζονται ένα iPad ΑΠΛΑ θα πρέπει να το αποδεχτούν και να μην λένε βλακείες ούτε στους εαυτούς τους ούτε και στους γύρω τους.

Είπαμε: Το iPad είναι το μέλλον. Αν θέλετε τα iPhone, iPod και iPad είναι το μέλλον. Της πληροφορικής εννοείται αλλά κατ' επέκταση ολόκληρου του κόσμου. Γιατί πλέον η πληροφορική δεν είναι για τους κομπλεξικούς (τέτοια και χειρότερα άκουγα από αρχές της δεκαετίας του 80) και τους κολλημένους μόνο αλλά για όλους. Χαζούς κι έξυπνους. Γνώστες και μη. Μάγειρες και καλλιτέχνες. Αγρότες και γιατρούς. ΓΙΑ ΟΛΟΥΣ!