I’ve had a number of inquiries of what “Joe The Flow” thinks of the iPAD.  (Not sure how much it really matters). Being that I was dealing with a very sick dog I didn’t have the opportunity to listen to it live.  My fellow geek was texting me the highlights as they were happening.

During the process all I could think of was the MacBook Air – it would be cool to have if you had money burning a hole in your pocket, which I don’t.  That’s the way I felt about the iPad.

Now, nearly 24 hours later, here’s how I feel about it – It’s like the MacBook Air – would be cool to have if you had money burning a hole in your pocket, which I don’t.

I realize that the Mac loyalists (which I am one of) will hate me for this and tell me that I don’t get it.  Maybe you’re right.

I don’t get why:

  1. I would want another device that requires me to deal with AT&T.
  2. I need a large iPhone that doesn’t fit on my hip.
  3. I would by a first generation of anything Mac.

That being said – I’ve wanted a Kindle Wireless Reading Device for a long time and I may consider the iPAD over the Kindle.  I would get my book reader and a whole lot more.  But, first I want to see how Apple’s bookstore selection is.  It’s taken iTunes Movie store quite a while to build its inventory and it’s still not what it needs to be.

At this point in time, I’d rather spend my dollars on other things, but am looking forward to gen 2 and gen 3 versions of the iPAD.

Those are my thoughts and I know that a whole bunch of you disagree with me but I also know a whole bunch feel the same.

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